Divergent Approach to a Family of Tyrosine-Derived Ru–Alkylidene Olefin Metathesis Catalysts

…, ZJ Wang, WR Jackson, AJ Robinson

Index: Wang, Zhen J.; Jackson, W. Roy; Robinson, Andrea J. Organic Letters, 2013 , vol. 15, # 12 p. 3006 - 3009

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Abstract

A simple and generic approach to access a new family of Ru–alkylidene olefin metathesis catalysts with specialized properties is reported. This strategy utilizes a late stage, utilitarian Hoveyda-type ligand derived from tyrosine, which can be accessed via a multigram-scale