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First Synthesis of Bi‐ and Tricyclic α,β‐Unsaturated δ‐Oxacaprolactams from Cyclic Imines via Ring‐Closing Metathesis
Author(s) -
Watzke Martin,
Schulz Knut,
Johannes Katharina,
Ullrich Pasqual,
Martens Jürgen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200800254
Subject(s) - ring closing metathesis , chemistry , metathesis , ruthenium , salt metathesis reaction , closing (real estate) , tricyclic , ring (chemistry) , catalysis , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , political science , law , polymerization , polymer
A new class of α,β‐unsaturated δ‐oxacaprolactams was synthesized from imines as starting material. The synthetic procedure is based on an acyl chloride addition in the first step, followed by a ring‐closing metathesis using a ruthenium catalyst. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)