Alkene chemoselectivity in ring-closing metathesis: A formal synthesis of (-)-periplanone-B

A synthesis of the (-)-dienone 1 (R = Pr(i)) via ring-closing alkene metathesis to give the substituted dihydropyran 13 in the presence of alkenyl iodide functionality is described.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hodgson, D, Foley, A, Lovell, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999