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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2008 May 8;130(22):6924–6925. doi: 10.1021/ja802906k

Table 2.

Rh(I)-Catalyzed Isomerizations of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes 4

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entry substrate method Aa method Bb
1 4a, R = 3,5-(MeO)2C6H3 5a, 67% 6a, 87%
2 4b, R = 4-ClC6H4 5b, 55% 6b, 80%
3 4c, R = 2-furyl 5c, 75% 6c, 58%
4 4d, R = BnOCH2 5d, 63% 6d, 68%
5 4e, R = cyclohexyl 5e, 65% 6e, 75%
a

Method A: [Rh(=)2Cl]2 (5 mol %), Ph3P (10 mol %), PhMe (0.05 M), 110 °C.

b

Method B: [Rh(CO)2Cl]2 (5 mol %), dppe (10 mol %), PhMe (0.05 M), 110 °C.