Wang Chao, Tunge Jon A
Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA.
Org Lett. 2005 May 26;7(11):2137-9. doi: 10.1021/ol050466s.
[reaction: see text]. A ruthenium complex, Cp*Ru(bipyridyl)Cl, has been developed as a catalyst for the first regioselective tandem Michael addition-allylic alkylation of activated Michael acceptors. The net transformation is the decarboxylative insertion of Michael acceptors into allyl beta-ketoesters.
