Abstract
Designing armory: The side-arm-modified In-TOX/NiII complex was identified as a highly efficient and stereoselective catalyst for the [3+3] cycloaddition of aromatic azomethine imines with cyclopropanes (see picture). Density functional calculations and control experiments revealed that the directing effect of the side arm through π interactions is crucial to the stereochemical control.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1452-1456 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 Jan 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- [3+3] cycloaddition
- dihydroisoquinolines
- nickel
- π interactions