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Molybdenum Hexacarbonyl Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of α,β-Unsaturated Esters and Nitriles with Diazocarbonyl Compounds
Doyle, Michael P.,Davidson, James G.
, p. 1538 - 1539 (1980)
Molybdenum hexacarbonyl, when employed in catalytic amounts, effectively promotes cyclopropanation of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and ethyl acrylate by ethyl diazoacetate and α-diazoacetophenone; the intermediacy of molybdenum carbene species in the formation of cyclopropane derivatives is suggested.
