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Synfacts 2009(8): 0882-0882  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217435
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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TfNH2 Additive Enhances Selectivity of a Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction

Contributor(s): Mark Lautens, Jacki Kitching
D. Marcoux, S. Azzi, A. B. Charette*
Université de Montréal, Canada
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23 July 2009 (online)

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The present paper reports on the use of catalytic quantities of an achiral hydrogen-bond donor additive, TfNH2, to achieve enhanced enantio- and diastereoselectivities in a rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation.