Chiral rhodium complexes as catalysts in Diels–Alder reactions

Abstract

The first rhodium enantioselective catalysts for the Diels–Alder reaction between methacrolein and cyclopentadiene are described; the molecular structure of the catalyst precursor [(η5-C5Me5)Rh(R-Prophos)(H2O)][SbF6]2 is also presented.