Table 2. Scope of Different ω-Ene Alkenylcyclopropanes in the Iridium-Catalyzed Tandem Olefinmigration/Cope Rearrangementa.
Reaction conditions: ω-ene alkenylcyclopropane (0.25–0.5 mmol), [Ir(COD)Cl]2 (1.0 mol %), PCy3 (6.0 mol %), NaBArF4 (2.5 mol %), 1,2-DCE (0.5M), 85 °C.
Yield of isolated products after purification by flash chromatography.
[Ir(COD)Cl]2 (2.5 mol %), PCy3 (15.0 mol %), NaBArF4 (6.25 mol %).
Starting material as 60:40 mixture of syn/anti isomers, yield based on syn-isomer
Isolated after DIBAL-H reduction: DIBAL-H (250 mol %), THF (0.1M), −78 °C to room temperature.

