Tetrahedron

Homogeneous catalysis. transition metal based lewis acid catalysts.

…, W Odenkirk, NP Robinson, J Whelan, B Bosnich

Index: Hollis, T. Keith; Odenkirk, William; Robinson; Whelan, John; Bosnich Tetrahedron, 1993 , vol. 49, # 25 p. 5415 - 5430

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Abstract

Transition metal based Lewis acids provide catalysts for the Diels-Alder and Mukaiyama reactions. These catalysts must possess an electron deficient axophilic metal center and a labile coordination position. Unlike traditional Lewis acids, those derived from transition metals can function in the presence of water and have well defined structures. It is shown how a normally electron rich ruthenium atom can be converted to a Lewis acid by ...