Abstract
Different methods for the synthesis of iron carbene complexes or their precursors have been summarized. New diastereomerically pure carbene precursors RR-(+)- and SS-(-)-(η5-C5H5)(CO)2FeCH(OSiMe3)[η6-o- CH3OC6H4Cr(CO)3] have been prepared by the reaction of the Fp anion with enantiomerically pure S-(+) or R-(-)-o-anisaldehyde(tricarbonyl)chromium complexes. They were then converted to the corresponding iron carbene complexes S- and R-[η5-C5H5)(CO)2Fe=CH[η6-o-CH3OC6H4)Cr(CO)3]]+. Enantioselective carbene transfers from these complexes to 2-methylpropene, 1,1-diphenylethylene, styrene, p-methylstyrene, p-chlorostyrene, and p- trifluoromethylstyrene gave o-methoxyphenylcyclopropanes with high diastereoselectivities and moderate to excellent enantioselectivities. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4881-4891 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 28 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 7 2000 |
Keywords
- Alkene
- Bimetallics
- Carbenes
- Cyclopropanation
- Enantioselection