Straightforward synthesis of α,β-unsaturated thioesters via ruthenium-catalyzed olefin cross-metathesis with thioacrylate

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 5651-5653

  Van Zijl, Anthoni W ^a   Minnaard, Adriaan J ^a   Feringa, Ben L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; RUTHENIUM;

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS); BENZYLIDENE; BUILDING BLOCKS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CROSS METATHESIS (CM); OLEFIN CROSS-METATHESIS; OLEFIN METATHESIS; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; THIOESTERS;

OLEFINS;

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 48249088445     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo800879e     Document Type: Article

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