Styrene → HCID 69585507, compound

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To a mixture of styrene (1.063 g, 10.2 mmol) and Rh2 (4R-BNOX)4 (0.0050 g, 0.0058 mmol) in 3.0 mL of refluxing anhydrous dichloromethane was added, by syringe at room temperature, 1-menthyl diazoacetate (0.109 g, 0.485 mmol) in 3.0 mL of dichloromethane under nitrogen &nd at an addition rate of 0.8 mL/h (syringe pump). After addition was complete, the dichloromethane solution was passed through a plug of neutral alumina, and solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was analyzed by capillary gas chromatography (SPB-5 column) for diastereomeric separation and enantiomeric purity. Similar procedures were followed for the cyclopropanation of 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene, ethyl vinyl ether, and dihydropyran.

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