Progress in Alkene and Alkyne Metathesis: (+)-5-epi-Citreoviral (Funk) and (±)-Poitediol (Vanderwal)
The Fischer carbene 2 at 0.5 mol % gives only 12% conversion of 1 to 4 after 18 hours. Debra J. Wallace of Merck Process showed(Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351,…