Abstract
(Equation presented) The density functional study of the cobalt(II) complex-catalyzed cyclopropanation revealed that the cobalt(II)-Schiff base complex without an ethylene bridge would be flexible enough to transform into the cis-β conformer while approaching the olefin; consequently, the metallacycle pathway would be preferred, while the ethylene bridge would stabilize the planar conformer to allow reaction via the concerted mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 949-952 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Mar 18 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry