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Catalytic Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis
Author(s) -
Hoveyda Amir H.,
Schrock Richard R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3765(20010302)7:5<945::aid-chem945>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , olefin metathesis , catalysis , salt metathesis reaction , ring closing metathesis , olefin fiber , metathesis , ring (chemistry) , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymerization , polymer
This paper provides a survey of the first examples of efficient catalytic enantioselective olefin metathesis reactions. Mo‐catalyzed asymmetric ring‐closing (ARCM) and ring‐opening (AROM) reactions allow access to myriad optically enriched compounds that are otherwise difficult to access.