Two-directional olefinic-ester ring-closing metathesis using reduced ti alkylidenes. A rapid entry into polycyclic ether skeletons

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 237-239

  Zhang, Yuan ^a   Rainier, Jon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ESTER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CYCLIZATION; ESTERS; ETHERS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; TITANIUM;

EID: 59649128698     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8025439     Document Type: Article

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