Table 1. Reaction Development^a.

entry	catalyst	T (°C)	conv. (%)	yield 2a (%)	isom. (%)	er
1	3	80	41	34	5	54:46
2	4	80	47	30	trace	44:56
3	5	80	13	<10	trace	53:47
4	6	80	55	45	9	47:53
5	7a	80	95	90	trace	49:51
6	7b	80	full	93	—	56:44
7	7c	80	full	85	—	88:12
8	7d	80	full	93	—	88:12
9	7e	80	full	93	—	90:10
10b	7e	60	full	95	—	95:5

^aReactions were performed with substrate 1a (0.02 mmol), catalyst (2 mol %) in methylcyclohexane (CyMe, 0.2 mL); conversions (conv.), yields of 2a, and olefin isomerizations (isom.) were determined by ¹H NMR analysis with mesitylene as an internal standard; enantiomeric ratios (er’s) were measured by HPLC. When the reaction was not carried out in the dark, byproducts and lower yields were observed.

^b48 h.