Rhodium-catalysed diastereo- and enantio-selective cyclopropanation of α-boryl styrenes†
Abstract
A rhodium-catalyzed diastereo- and enantio-selective cyclopropanation of α-boryl styrenes with α-diazoarylacetates was established. Rh2(S-PTTL)4 (0.2 mol%) was found to be effective for the conversion, and 21 diastereopure cyclopropylboronates were prepared in high yields with excellent enantioselectivity (ee up to 99%).