@article {7481,
	title = {Selective C-C and C-H bond Activation/Cleavage of Pinene Derivatives: Synthesis Of Enantiopure Cyclohexanone Scaffolds and Mechanistic insights},
	journal = {J. Am. Chem. Soc.},
	volume = {137},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {6327-6334},
	abstract = {The continued development of transition-metal-mediated C-C bond activation/cleavage methods would provide even more opportunities to implement novel synthetic strategies. We have explored the Rh(I)-catalyzed C-C activation of cyclobutanols resident in hydroxylated derivatives of pinene, which proceed in a complementary manner to the C-C bond cleavage that we have observed with many traditional electrophilic reagents. Mechanistic and computational studies have provided insight into the role of C-H bond activation in the stereochemical outcome of the Rh-catalyzed C-C bond activation process. Using this new approach, functionalized cyclohexenones that form the cores of natural products, including the spiroindicumides and phomactin A, have been accessed.},
	url = {http://pubs.acs.org/action/doSearch?AllField=ahmad+masarwa\&type=within\&publication=40001010},
	author = {Ahmad Masarwa and Manuel Weber and Richmond Sarpong*}
}
