Highly efficient molybdenum-based catalysts for enantioselective alkene metathesis

Nature

Volumn 456, Issue 7224, 2008, Pages 933-937

  Malcolmson, Steven J ^a   Meek, Simon J ^a   Sattely, Elizabeth S ^a   Schrock, Richard R ^b   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ASPIDOSPERMINE; LIGAND; METAL COMPLEX; MOLYBDENUM; QUEBRACHAMINE;

ALKALOID; ALKENE; CATALYSIS; LIGAND; MEDICINE; MOLYBDENUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; ASPIDOSPERMA; CATALYSIS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLYBDENUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

ASPIDOSPERMA;

EID: 57749202257     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07594     Document Type: Article

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