Synonyms: Tetrakis[(R)-(-)-(1-adamantyl)-(N-phthalimido)acetato]dirhodium(II)
Molecular Formula: C80H80N4O16Rh2
Molecular Weight: 1559.32
Linear Structural Formula: C80H80N4O16Rh2
Melting Point: >300 C
Application: This chiral Rh(II) dimer was developed in the Davies lab to perform asymmetric carbene and nitrene reactions (C-H insertion, cyclopropanation, aziridination, C-H amination) with high regio- and stereo-control.
Other Notes: Dirhodium Tetracarboxylate Derived from Adamantylglycine as a Chiral Catalyst for Carbenoid ReactionsAsymmetric Synthesis of Tropanes by Rhodium-Catalyzed [4 + 3] CycloadditionAsymmetric [4 + 3] Cycloadditions between Vinylcarbenoids and Dienes: Application to the Total Synthesis of the Natural Product (-)-5-epi-Vibsanin E