Highly Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective Cyclopropanation of 1,2‐Disubstituted Alkenes

Abstract

A helping hand: A series of bis(oxazoline) ligands, which contain pendant C2-symmetry-breaking groups, for the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation of 1,2-disubstituted alkenes has been developed. Under mild reaction conditions, both cis- and trans-1,2-substituted alkenes can be converted into the corresponding 1,2,3-trisubstituted cyclopropanes with high levels of diastereo- and enantioselectivity (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.