‘Bis(oxazolines)’ as Ligands for Self‐Assembling Chiral Coordination Polymers— Structure of a Copper(I) Catalyst for the Enantioselective Cyclopropanation of Olefins

David A. Evans, Keith A. Woerpel, Michael J. Scott

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Abstract

An efficient CuI catalyst for the highly enantioselective cyclopropanation (>98% ee) of styrene with diazoacetic acid esters is obtained from the reaction of copper(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate with bis(dihydrooxazolyl)propane (1). The CuOTf‐1 complex is a helical coordination polymer air‐stable in the solid state, whose structure is not retained in solution. (Figure Presented.)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)430-432
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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