Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 141 Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, 450075, Russia
Abstract:
The one-pot cyclopropanation of styrene using ClnAlEt3−n (Et2AlCl, EtAlCl2, AlCl3) and carboxylic esters in the presence of Cp2ZrCl2 as catalyst gives rise to alkoxycyclopropanes.