Ruthenium-catalyzed tandem cross-metathesis/wittig olefination: Generation of conjugated dienoic esters from terminal olefins

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1749-1752

  Murelli, Ryan P ^a   Snapper, Marc L ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ESTER; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 34248331775     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol070445t     Document Type: Article

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