Abstract
Homochiral bis(oxazolinyl)biferrocene ligands, which have both planar and central chirality, are synthesized from oxazolinylferrocenes through a diastereoselective directed lithiation followed by an oxidative dimerization. Asymmetric cyclpropanation of styrene with diazoacetates in the presence of 5 mol% CuOTf-bis(oxazolinyl)biferrocene complexes gives 2-(phenyl)cyclopropane carboxylates in up to 99% ee.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1023-1026 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Asymmetry |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 11 Apr 1997 |