Synthesis of Cyclopropanes via Pd(II/IV)-Catalyzed Reactions of Enynes WelbesLeilani L. LyonsThomas W. CychoszKatie A. SanfordMelanie S. 2007 This report describes a new Pd-catalyzed oxidation reaction for the stereospecific conversion of enynes into cyclopropyl ketones. Unlike related Pd<sup>II/0</sup>, Au, and Pt-catalyzed cyclopropane-forming reactions, these transformations proceed with net inversion of geometry with respect to the starting olefin. This result is consistent with a Pd<sup>II/IV</sup> mechanism in which the key cyclopropane-forming step involves nucleophilic attack of a tethered olefin onto the Pd<sup>IV</sup>−C bond.