Cyclopropanation of alkenes with ethyl diazoacetate catalysed by ruthenium porphyrin complexes

Erwan Galardon, Paul Le Maux, Gérard Simonneaux

Chemical Communications · 1997 · 96 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Ruthenium porphyrin complexes are active catalysts for the cyclopropanation of styrene derivatives by ethyl diazoacetate with good to very good diastereoselectivity; moderate enantiomeric excesses (34%) are observed using a chiral porphyrin as catalyst.

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