Reactivity of terminal phenylpentenes in a ruthenium-catalyzed cross-metathesis reaction: construction of linear bifunctional C-8 alkenes

摘要

In the present study the behavior of 1-function-alized 2-phenylpent-4-enes in the presence of ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts was investigated. The experimental observations revealed that the outcome of the reaction depends very much on the combination of olefmic partners used in the reaction; only certain combinations delivered satisfactory amounts of unsymmetrical cross-metathesis products, i.e., bifunctional C-8 alkenes.