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2-Rhodaoxetanes have thus far not been invoked as intermediates in rhodium-catalysed oxidation of olefins. Oxygenation of one COD double bond in cationic complexes [′N3′RhI(cod)]+ by H2O2 and O2 is now found to result in 2-rhodaoxetanes that subsequently rearrange (see figure). Insight into their modes of formation and rearrangement might contribute to a better understanding of late transition metal catalysed oxidation of olefins.
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