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  • Efficient syntheses of four stable-isotope labeled (1R)-menthyl (1S,2S)-(+)-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylates.

Efficient syntheses of four stable-isotope labeled (1R)-menthyl (1S,2S)-(+)-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylates.

Organic & biomolecular chemistry (2006-07-11)
Edmund J Keliher, Richard C Burrell, Harry R Chobanian, Karina L Conkrite, Rajesh Shukla, John E Baldwin
ABSTRACT

Many carbenoid cyclopropanation reactions promoted by chiral catalysts give product mixtures reflecting impressive diastereo- and enantioselectivities. Few provide a single chiral product efficiently. This limitation has been overcome in cyclopropanations of styrene and isotopically labeled styrenes with alpha-diazoacetates. Convenient syntheses on a 20 g scale of each of four chiral isotopically labeled (1R)-menthyl (1S,2S)-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylates (the 1-d-3-(13)C, 1,(3S)-d2, 1,2,(3S)-d3, and 1,3,3-d3 isotopomers) of better than 99% ee have been realized.

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trans-2-Phenylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, 95%