Abstract
A highly distorted tetrahedron formed by the four nitrogen atoms around zinc in the crystalline zinc-sulfonamide complex 1 may explain its catalytic activity in asymmetric cyclopropanations. The agent is formed by deprotonation of (R,R)-N,N'-cyclohexane-1,2-diyl)bis(n-butanesulfonamide) with diethylzinc and addition of 2,2'-bipyridyl.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1149-1151 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 4 1998 |
Keywords
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Cyclopropanations
- Sulfonamides
- Zinc
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry