The three-dimensional configuration of the ester heterocycle is basically the same as that of the carbocycle. Compound: Dirhodium(II) tetrakis(caprolactam)(SMILESS: C12=O[Rh+2]3(O=C4[N-]5CCCCC4)([N-]6C(CCCCC6)=O7)[N-](CCCCC8)C8=O[Rh+2]357[N-]1CCCCC2,cas:138984-26-6) is researched.Formula: C7H5NO. The article 《Highly Chemoselective 2,4,5-Triaryl-1,3-dioxolane Formation from Intermolecular 1,3-Dipolar Addition of Carbonyl Ylide with Aryl Aldehydes》 in relation to this compound, is published in Organic Letters. Let’s take a look at the latest research on this compound (cas:138984-26-6).
Rhodium(II) acetate catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of Me phenyldiazoacetate with a mixture of electron-rich and electron-deficient aryl aldehydes gave 1,3-dioxolanes in high yield with excellent chemoselectivity. The dirhodium tetraacetate-catalyzed three component dipolar cycloaddition of α-diazobenzeneacetic acid Me ester-derived ylide with 2,4,6-trimethoxybenzaldehyde (electron-rich) and 4-formylbenzonitrile (electron-deficient aldehyde) gave (2R,4S,5R)-rel-5-(4-cyanophenyl)-4-phenyl-2-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid Me ester (I) and (2R,4S,5S)-rel-5-(4-Cyanophenyl)-4-phenyl-2-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid Me ester in a 40:60 diastereomeric ratio. The crystal and mol. structures of I and its diastereomer were reported. The possible association of the intermediate α-diazobenzeneacetic acid Me ester-derived ylide with the metal catalyst was briefly investigated using dirhodium tetracaprolactamate and Rh2(S-DOSP)4 as catalysts.
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