Ruthenium-Mediated Isomerization and Ring-Closing Metathesis: Versatile Syntheses of 6-, 7- and 8-Membered Benzo-Fused Heterocycles

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1859-1861

  Van Otterlo, Willem A L ^a   Pathak, Rakhi ^a   De Koning, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Isomerizations; Metathesis; Ring closure; Ruthenium catalysts

Indexed keywords

2 ALLYL 3 ISOPROPOXY 4 METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; RUTHENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ISOMERISM; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

EID: 0142123039     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42032     Document Type: Article

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