Stereoselective Restructuring of 3‐Arylcyclobutanols into 1‐Indanols by Sequential Breaking and Formation of Carbon–Carbon Bonds

Abstract

On the contrary! A rhodium-catalyzed restructuring reaction of 3-arylcyclobutanols to 1-indanols is reported, in which two chiral quaternary carbon centers are formed in a highly enantioselective fashion by a sequence of two contradictory elementary steps, that is, carbon–carbon bond cleavage and carbon–carbon bond formation. 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.