Chemistry Letters

Formation of Cyclopropanes by the Reductive Coupling of 1, 3-Dihalides Promoted by Titanocene (II) Species.

T Takeda, K Shimane, T Fujiwara, A Tsubouchi

Index: Takeda, Takeshi; Shimane, Keiko; Fujiwara, Tooru; Tsubouchi, Akira Chemistry Letters, 2002 , # 3 p. 290 - 291

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Abstract

The treatment of various 1, 3-dihalides including the ones bearing an ester group with the titanocene (II) species produced cyclopropanes in good yields. The reaction of dihalides possessing two secondary halogens proceeded stereoselectively to afford trans-isomers as major products.