Chemistry Letters, Vol.33, No.4, 404-405, 2004
Regioselective formation of optically active cycloheptatrienes by chiral tethered Buchner reaction
Optically active cycloheptatrienes were prepared by addition of the rhodium carbenoid to polysubstituted phenyl rings connected by a 2,4-pentanediol tether in sufficient regio- and stereoselectivity.