Authors: Huw M. L. Davies, Jaemoon Yang
Ad. Syn. Cat.,
2003, 345, 9-10, 1133-1138
C–H activation reactions of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and methyl tert-butyl ether with methyl aryldiazoacetates or styryldiazoacetate catalyzed by Rh2(S-DOSP)4 result in the formation of 2-aryl- or 2-styryl-substituted propanoic acids with asymmetric induction up to 95% ee.