Rhodium catalyzed C–C bond cleavage/coupling of 2-(azetidin-3-ylidene)acetates and analogs†
Abstract
The C–C bond cleavage/coupling of 2-(azetidin-3-ylidene)acetates with aryl boronic acids catalyzed by a rhodium complex was studied with a “conjugate addition/β-C cleavage/protonation” strategy.