Olefin metathesis as key step in the synthesis of bioactive compounds: Challenges in the total synthesis of iriomoteolides

Current Organic Synthesis

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 779-790

  Demonceau, Albert ^a   Dragutan, Ileana ^b   Dragutan, Valerian ^b   Le Gendre, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Homogeneous catalysis; Iriomoteolides; Macrocyclisation; Macrolide; Olefin metathesis; Ruthenium catalysts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876913806     PISSN: 15701794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017912803901637     Document Type: Article

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