a Ingénierie Chimique et Molécules pour le Vivant, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France b Centre de Diffractométrie X, UMR 6226, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
Abstract:
The asymmetric addition of diazoacetophenone to styrene derivatives to give optically active cyclopropyl ketones (ee up to 80%) was carried out using chiral iron porphyrins as homogeneous catalysts. Intermolecular N-H functionalization of anilines by means of carbenoid-induced N-H insertion was also possible but without enantioselectivity.