Preparation of alkenyl cyclopropanes through a ruthenium-catalyzed tandem enyne metathesis-cyclopropanation sequence

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-53

  Kim, Byung Gyu ^a   Snapper, Marc L ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ALKENYL GROUP; CYCLOPROPANE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPROPANATION; HYDROGENATION; ISOMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 30744456533     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja055993l     Document Type: Article

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