Abstract
Described is an observation that the intramolecular Heck reaction of a trisubstituted alkene proceeds with high regioselectivity and leads to the preferential formation of a quaternary all-carbon-centre. This observation was subsequently applied in a short synthesis of (±)-mesembrane.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 937-939 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 5 2010 |