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Hand(ednes)s on an old ligand.Two research groups report on different ways of modifying the Cp ligand so that Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H functionalization (A) would create preferred enantiomeric products (R and R′ are organic substituents; the star marks the product's chiral carbon).
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Hand(ednes)s on an old ligand.Two research groups report on different ways of modifying the Cp ligand so that Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H functionalization (A) would create preferred enantiomeric products (R and R′ are organic substituents; the star marks the product's chiral carbon). H Wang, F Glorius Science 2012;338:479-480 Published by AAAS
Fig. 1 Conceptual design of the chiral Cpx* complexes. B Ye, N Cramer Science 2012;338:504-506 Published by AAAS
Fig. 2 Structure of the chiral Cpx*Rh(I) complexes 1a to 1f. B Ye, N Cramer Science 2012;338:504-506 Published by AAAS
Fig. 3 Postulated model for the stereochemical preference with complex 1c. B Ye, N Cramer Science 2012;338:504-506 Published by AAAS