Computational organometallic chemistry: Diastereoselective cycloalkane assembly by intramolecular diene cyclometallation

ORGN 180

D. F. Taber, taberdf@udel.edu and Karen V. Taluskie, taluskie@udel.edu. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
           

We report a new approach to polycyclic  construction.  By the appropriate choice of metal and conditions, we can selectively prepare any one of three of the four possible product diols. 

         


 

Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods
8:05 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, 27 March 2006 Georgia World Congress Center -- Georgia Ballroom 2, Oral

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006