Catalyst-controlled stereoselective olefin metathesis as a principal strategy in multistep synthesis design: A concise route to (+)-neopeltolide

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 215-220

  Yu, Miao ^a   Schrock, Richard R ^b   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Enantioselective synthesis; Leucascandrolide a; Neopeltolide; Olefin metathesis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MOLECULES; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; OLEFINS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSELECTIVITY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CATALYTIC TRANSFORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; LEUCASCANDROLIDE A; NEOPELTOLIDE; OLEFIN METATHESIS; OLEFIN METATHESIS REACTIONS; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; TRISUBSTITUTED ALKENES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKENE; COORDINATION COMPOUND; MACROLIDE; MOLYBDENUM; NEOPELTOLIDE; RUTHENIUM;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; MACROLIDES; MOLYBDENUM; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84920135535     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409120     Document Type: Article

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