Sequential Alkene Isomerization and Ring-Closing Metathesis in Production of Macrocyclic Musks from Biomass Adrian Sytniczuk, Gwénaël Forcher, Douglas B. Grotjahn,* and Karol Grela* Chem Eur J 2018 ASAP At Long Last: Olefin … [Continue reading]
Ring-Closing Metathesis in Pharmaceutical Development: Fundamentals, Applications and Future Directions Miao Yu*, Sha Lou*, and Francisco Gonzalez Bobes* Org Proc Res Dev 2018 ASAP Metathesis-Based Stapling of a Pyridine-Acetylene-Phenol … [Continue reading]
Total Synthesis of Carpatamides A-D Nagaraju Madala, Venkata Rao Ghanta, Srilalitha Vinnakota, Narender Mendu, Arun B. Ingle, Krishna Ethiraj, Vishal Sharma* Tetrahedron Letters 2018 ASAP Sharma Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of … [Continue reading]
Carboxyl Graphene as a Superior Support for Bulky Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalyst Katarzyna Kaczanowska,* Michał Chwalba, Jakub Pastva, Martin Kubů, Anna Ruszczyńska, Ewa Bulska, Hynek Balcar, and Krzysztof … [Continue reading]
Synthesis of Various Heterocycles Having a Dienamide Moiety by Ring-Closing Metathesis of Ene-ynamides Hideaki Wakamatsu*, Yoshimi Sasaki, Masatoshi Kawahata, Kentaro Yamaguchi, Yuichi Yoshimura* Synthesis 2018 ASAP Reusable … [Continue reading]
Total Synthesis of Laingolide B Stereoisomers and Assignment of Absolute Configuration Chengsen Cui and Wei-Min Dai* Org Lett 2018 ASAP Recent metal-catalysed approaches for the synthesis of cyclopenta[b]indoles Thavaraj Vivekanand, … [Continue reading]
Alternating Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (AROMP) of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Monomers Provides Oligomers with Side-Chain Sequence Control Guofang Li and Nicole S. Sampson* Macromolecules 2018 ASAP Multicyclic Polymer … [Continue reading]
Three Fold Intramolecular Ring Closing Alkene Metatheses of Square Planar Complexes with cis Phosphorus Donor Ligands P(X(CH2)mCH=CH2)3 (X/m = -/5-10, 0/3-5); Syntheses, Structures, and Thermal Properties of Macrocyclic Dibridgehead Diphosphorus … [Continue reading]
Recent advances in ruthenium-based olefin metathesis O. M. Ogba, N. C. Warner, D. J. O’Leary* and R. H. Grubbs* Chem Soc Rev 2018 ASAP Recent mechanistic investigations are discussed followed by a summary of selected applications. Living … [Continue reading]
Total Synthesis of Sch 725674 Kannan Vaithegi, Kavirayani R. Prasad* Tetrahedron 2018 74 2488-2492 Hoveyda-Grubbs II Catalyst: A Useful Catalyst for One-Pot Visible-Light-Promoted Ring Contraction and Olefin Metathesis Reactions Yun Ge, … [Continue reading]
Synthesis of Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes with Chemically Stable Imidazolium Cations: Unexpected Cross-Linked Macrocycles from Ring-Fused ROMP Monomers Wei You, Kristina M. Hugar, and Geoffrey W. Coates* Macromolecules 2018 … [Continue reading]