1 Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045-7582, USA. mrubin@ku.edu.
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045-7582, USA. mrubin@ku.edu and Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Q-153, 259 Alfonso Valdez Blvd, Mayagüez, 00681, Puerto Rico.
3 Department of Chemistry, North Caucasus Federal University, 1a Pushkin St., Stavropol 355009, Russian Federation.
4 Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045-7582, USA. mrubin@ku.edu and Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow 117198, Russian Federation.
5 Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045-7582, USA. mrubin@ku.edu and Department of Chemistry, North Caucasus Federal University, 1a Pushkin St., Stavropol 355009, Russian Federation.
The alkali metal-templated addition of aryloxides across the double bond of non-conjugated cyclopropenes is described. High cis-selectivity is achieved through a directing effect of a strategically positioned carboxamide functionality.