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Metathesis in total synthesis

2011; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 47; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/c1cc10464k

1364-548X

Alois Fürstner,

Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

This short account discusses the awesome power of metathesis which has profoundly changed the practice of natural product synthesis during the last decade. Since a comprehensive coverage is beyond the scope of this highlight article, I shall focus on the conceptual framework and on significant advances since the turn of the century.