Osmium reagents, supported

Syn hydroxyladon is most commonly performed using osmium tetroxide or potassium permanganate, and addition usually occurs hx)mrhe less hindered side of the double bond in the absence of other directing effects. With Aese reagents, the steieospecificity of syn addition results from formation of cyclic ester intermediates. Support for these arises from isolation of solid addition complexes (1) on reaction of... 

Polymer-supported benzenesulfonyl azides have been developed as a safe diazotransfer reagent. ° These compounds, including CH2N2 and other diazoalkanes, react with metals or metal salts (copper, paUadium, and rhodium are most commonly used) to give the carbene complexes that add CRR to double bonds. Diazoketones and diazoesters with alkenes to give the cyclopropane derivative, usually with a transition-metal catalyst, such as a copper complex. The ruthenium catalyst reaction of diazoesters with an alkyne give a cyclopropene. An X-ray structure of an osmium catalyst intermediate has been determined. Electron-rich alkenes react faster than simple alkenes. ... 

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