Alkene Metathesis in Organic Synthesis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fuerstner, Alois (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
• Edition: 1st ed. 1998.
• Series: Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 1
• Subjects: Organic chemistry.; Inorganic chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Polymers .; Organic Chemistry.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Polymer Sciences.

The tremendous progress in olefin metathesis achieved during the last decade can hardly be overestimated. Due to the development of a new generation of well defined and high-performance organometallic catalysts, this reaction is rapidly evolving into one of the most versatile tools for advanced orga...

Table of Contents:

• Olefin Metathesis by Well-Defined Complexes of Molybdenum and Tungsten
• Ruthenium-Catalyzed Metathesis Reactions in Organic Synthesis
• Ring-Closing Metathesis in the Synthesis of Epothilones and Polyether Natural Products
• Catalytic Ring-Closing Metathesis and the Development of Enantioselective Processes
• Enyne Metathesis
• Cross-Metathesis
• Recent Advances in ADMET Chemistry
• Bioactive Polymers.