posted on 2002-12-06, 00:00authored byCarsten Bolm, Sandra Saladin, Andrey Kasyan
The Rh(II)-catalyzed reaction of benzyl 2-trialkylsilyl-2-diazoacetates with various acyclic and cyclic ketones affords novel dioxolanones via
silicon-substituted carbonyl ylides in up to 98% yield.