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A nove
l chro
miu
m-pro
moted a
lky
l- and si
ly
l cyc
lopropanation of (
E)- or (
Z)-
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mides in which the C-C doub
le bond is di-, ortrisubstituted is described. This process takes p
lace with tota
l stereospecificity, and the new stereogenic center is generated with high or tota
lstereose
lectivity. A
mechanis
m is proposed to exp
lain the cyc
lopropanation reaction.