Abstract
(matrix presented) Dienes 2a-e were used to study allylic substituent effects in the ring-closing metathesis reaction (RCM). Both the steric and electronic character of the allylic substituents were found to influence alkene reactivities. Free allylic hydroxyl groups exert a large activating effect on the RCM reaction rates.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1123-1125 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - Oct 7 1999 |