Authors: Huw M.L. Davies, C.E.Michael Oldenburg, Melinda J. McAfee, J.Greg Nordahl, John P. Henretta, Karen R. Romines
Tetrahedron Lett.,
1988, 29, 975-978
The intramolecular tandem cyclopropanation/Cope rearrangement sequence between rhodium(II) acetate stabilized vinylcarbenoids and dienes is a feasible method for the stereospecific synthesis of fused seven-membered rings.