Exploiting catalyst characteristics: A protocol for increasing diastereoselectivity in a double ring-closing metathesis reaction

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

Volumn 254, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 78-84

  Wallace, Debra J ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Diastereoselectivity; Ring closing metathesis

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CONFORMATIONS; SUBSTRATES;

DIASTEREOSELECTIVITY; RING-CLOSING METATHESIS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 33745333494     PISSN: 13811169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2006.02.072     Document Type: Article

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