Catalytic Cyclopropanation of Alkenes with Alpha-Cyano-Diazoacetates

摘要

A process for the preparation of a 1,1-cyclopropane(nitrile)(electron-acceptor), the process comprising treating an olefin with an acceptor/acceptor-substituted α-cyanodiazo reagent in the presence of a catalytic amount of a metal porphyrin catalyst.