All Things Metathesis

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 39-40

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A Divergent Synthetic Route to the Vallesamidine, Strempeliopine and Schizozygine Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of (+)-Vallesamidine and (+)-14,15-Dehydrostrempeliopine
Xiangyu Zhang and James. C. Anderson*
Angew Chem Int Ed 2019 ASAP

Chemoenzymatic cascade for stilbene production from cinnamic acid catalyzed by ferulic acid decarboxylase and an artificial metathease
M. A. Stephanie Mertens, Daniel F. Sauer, Ulrich Markel, Johannes Schiffels, Jun Okuda*, and Ulrich Schwaneberg*
Cat Sci Technol 2019 ASAP

Nitroxide radical-containing polynorbornenes by ring-opening metathesis polymerization as stabilizing agents for polyolefins
Clémence Nicolas, Laurent Fontaine*, Véronique Montembault*
Polym Chem 2019 ASAP

A stereoselective synthesis of (R)-5-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenethyl)cyclohex-2-enone, towards total synthesis of Prelunularin
Lakshmi Srinivasa Rao Kundeti, Sharada Ambati, N.M.A Rasheed, Ushakiranmayi Managamuri, Jhillu Singh Yadav, Kommu Nagaiah*
Tetrahedron Letters 2019 60 151134

A facile synthesis of (Z)-1, 6-disubstituted-7H-benzo[b][1,5]diazonin-7-one derivatives via arylation-allylation-RCM pathway of anthranilamide and isatoic anhydride
Motakatla Novanna, Sathananthan Kannadasan,* and Ponnusamy Shanmugam*
Tetrahedron Letters 2019 ASAP

Enantioselective Construction of the Tricyclic Core of Curcusones A–D via a Cross-electrophile Coupling Approach
Austin C. Wright and Brian M. Stoltz*
Chem Sci 2019 ASAP

The chemistry of the carbon-transition metal double and triple bond: Annual survey covering the year 2018
James W. Herndon*
Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2019 401 213051

Section 2.2 reviews recent advances in olefin metathesis. Examples include the synthesis of complex small molecules, polymers, and many examples of Z-selective and stereoretentive reactions.

Cycloparaphenylene-Norbornene Monomers Afford Access to Carbon Nanohoop-Based Polymers
Ruth L. Maust, Penghao Li, Lev N. Zakharov, Ramesh Jasti*
ChemRxiv

Controlled release of ibuprofen from polymeric nanoparticles
Sara Shehata, Christopher J. Serpell*, and Stefano C. G. Biagini*
ChemRxiv

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ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 37-38

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“Close-to-Release”: Spontaneous Bioorthogonal Uncaging Resulting from Ring-Closing Metathesis Valerio Sabatino, Johannes G. Rebelein, and Thomas R. Ward* J Am Chem Soc 2019 ASAP A Metathetic Approach to [5/5/6] Aza-Tricyclic Core of … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 36

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Resonance Promoted Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Twisted Amides Mizhi Xu, Krista K. Bullard, Aja M. Nicely and Will R. Gutekunst* Chem Sci 2019 ASAP Activation of olefin metathesis complexes containing unsymmetrical … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 35

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Catalytic Living Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerisation: The Importance of Ring Strain in Chain Transfer Agents Peng Liu, Mohammad Yasir and Andreas F.M. Kilbinger* Angew Chem Int Ed 2019 ASAP Highly active ruthenium metathesis catalysts … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 33-34

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Ethyl lactate: A green solvent for olefin metathesis Sebastian Planer, Anupam Jana and Karol Grela* ChemSusChem 2019 ASAP Pulsed-addition ring-opening metathesis polymerization with functional enyne reagents Tianqi Zhang and Will R. … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 32

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Photoinitiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Wontae Joo, Christopher H. Chen, Jonathan P. Moerdyk, Ryan P. Deschner, Christopher W. Bielawski, Carlton Grant Willson J Polym Sci A 2019 ASAP Engineering of Molecular Geometry in … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 30-31

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Synthesis of N-Sulfonyl- and N-Acylpyrroles via a Ring-Closing Metathesis/Dehydrogenation Tandem Reaction Weiqiang Chen, Yin-Lin Zhang, Hui-Jing Li*, Xiang Nan, Ying Liu, Yan-Chao Wu* Synthesis 2019 ASAP Living β-Selective … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 29

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Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (ROMPISA) Spyridon Varlas, Jeffrey C. Foster,* and Rachel K. O’Reilly* Chem Comm 2019 ASAP A highlight of the recent advances in the field of ROMP mediated polymerization-induced … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 28

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Electronic effects in mixed N-heterocyclic carbene/phosphite indenylidene ruthenium metathesis catalysts Yannick D. Bidal, César A. Urbina-Blanco, Albert Poater, David B. Cordes, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Luigi Cavallo and Catherine S. J. … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 27

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Ruthenium-Catalyzed Alternating Ring-Opening Metathesis Copolymerization of Norborn-2-ene with Cyclic Olefins Veronica Paradiso and Fabia Grisi* Adv Synth Catal 2019 ASAP Recent developments in entropy-driven ring-opening metathesis … [Continue reading]

ASAP’s – 2019 – Week 26

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Three-Step Synthesis of Oxylipins from D. lortense Shreyosree Chatterjee,* Gayan A. Abeykoon,* Jason S. Chen Tetrahedron Letters 2019 ASAP Ovatodiolides: Scalable Protection-free Syntheses, Configuration Determination and Biological … [Continue reading]