A novel chromium-promoted alkyl- and silyl cyclopropanation of (E)- or (Z)-alpha,beta-unsaturated amides in which the C-C double bond is di-, or trisubstituted is described. This process takes place with total stereospecificity, and the new stereogenic center is generated with high or total stereoselectivity. A mechanism is proposed to explain the cyclopropanation reaction.
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