ChemInform Abstract: Iron-Catalyzed Stereospecific Activation of Olefinic C—H Bonds with Grignard Reagent for Synthesis of Substituted Olefins.

✍ Scribed by Laurean Ilies; Sobi Asako; Eiichi Nakamura

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2011
• Weight: 44 KB
• Volume: 42
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0931-7597
• DOI: 10.1002/chin.201140059

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The iron‐catalyzed functionalization of acyclic or cyclic olefins which possess a directing group such as pyridine via stereospecific C—H bond activation in the presence of a mild oxidant and an aromatic cosolvent takes place in a (Z)‐specific manner.