Synthesis of Biaryl Compounds Using Tandem Ruthenium-Catalyzed Ring-Closing Metathesis

摘要

Tandem ring-closing enyne metathesis (RCEM)/ring-closing olefin metathesis (RCM) of tetraenynes with Grubbs second-generation catalyst, followed by elimination, was found to be a new and efficient synthetic approach to biaryl compounds. A preliminary asymmetric version of this approach, which used homochiral Ru–alkylidene catalysts, is also presented.