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Positional and Geometrical Isomerisation of Alkenes: The Pinnacle of Atom Economy
Author(s) -
Molloy John J.,
Morack Tobias,
Gilmour Ryan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201906124
Subject(s) - isomerization , mirroring , atom economy , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , communication , sociology
Strategies to achieve spatiotemporal regulation of pre‐existing alkenes via external stimuli are essential given the ubiquity of feedstock olefins in chemistry and their downstream applications. Mirroring the 1‐0 switch that underpins mammalian vision through selective geometric isomerisation in retinal, strategies to manipulate 2D space by both geometric and positional isomerisation of alkenes via chemical, thermal and light‐driven processes are being intensively pursued. This minireview highlights the current state of the art in activating and achieving directionality in these fundamental chemical transformations.