Organic Letters · 2004 · 104 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryAddition ReactionsHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryHeterocyclic CompoundsOrganic SynthesisRedox ReactionsRing-forming Reactions
Cyclobutanones react with arylboronic acids in the presence of a catalytic amount of Rh(I) complex to afford butyrophenone derivatives through the addition of an arylrhodium(I) species to the carbonyl group, followed by ring-opening of the resulting rhodium(I) cyclobutanolate. [reaction: see text]
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