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K. N. Houk

Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles

Publications -  544
Citations -  19761

K. N. Houk is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 478 publications receiving 17032 citations. Previous affiliations of K. N. Houk include University of Pittsburgh & Leibniz University of Hanover.

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Unprecedented Dearomatized Spirocyclopropane in a Sequential Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation and Rearrangement Reaction

TL;DR: An unprecedented dearomatized spirocyclopropane intermediate was discovered in a sequential Cp*RhIII -catalyzed C-H activation and Wagner-Meerwein-type rearrangement reaction and the role of HOAc was uncovered.
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Origin of Regiochemical Control in Rh(III)/Rh(V)-CatalyzedReactions of Unsaturated Oximes and Alkenes to Form Pyrdines

TL;DR: Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reported here reveal the detailed mechanism and origins of selectivity in this reaction, which was found to be more favorable than the previously proposed Rh(III)/Rh(V/Rh(I) catalytic cycle.