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Isomerization of olefins triggered by rhodium-catalyzed C-H bond activation: Control of endocyclic β-hydrogen elimination
Yip, Stephanie Y. Y.,A?ssa, Christophe
, p. 6870 - 6873 (2015/06/02)
Five-membered metallacycles are typically reluctant to undergo endocyclic β-hydrogen elimination. The rhodium-catalyzed isomerization of 4-pentenals into 3-pentenals occurs through this elementary step and cleavage of two C-H bonds, as supported by deuterium-labeling studies. The reaction proceeds without decarbonylation, leads to trans olefins exclusively, and tolerates other olefins normally prone to isomerization. Endocyclic β-hydrogen elimination can also be controlled in an enantiodivergent reaction on a racemic mixture.
