Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.135, No.13, 4992-4995, 2013
Directing Group Enhanced Carbonylative Ring Expansions of Amino-Substituted Cyclopropanes: Rhodium-Catalyzed Multicomponent Synthesis of N-Heterobicyclic Enones
Aminocyclopropanes equipped with suitable N-directing groups undergo efficient and regioselective Rh-catalyzed carbonylative C-C bond activation. Trapping of the resultant metallacycles with tethered alkynes provides an atom-economic entry to diverse N-heterobicyclic enones. These studies provide a blueprint for myriad N-heterocyclic methodologies.