@article{SchmidtStaudeKellingetal.2011, author = {Schmidt, Bernd and Staude, Lucia and Kelling, Alexandra and Schilde, Uwe}, title = {A Cross-Metathesis-Conjugate addition route to enantiopure gamma-Butyrolactams and gamma-Lactones from a C-2-Symmetric Precursor}, series = {European journal of organic chemistry}, journal = {European journal of organic chemistry}, number = {9}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Malden}, issn = {1434-193X}, doi = {10.1002/ejoc.201001528}, pages = {1721 -- 1727}, year = {2011}, abstract = {A protected derivative of (3R, 4R)-hexa-1,5-diene-3,4-diol, a conveniently accessible C-2-symmetric building block, undergoes single or double cross metathesis with methyl acryl-ate. The cross metathesis products are amenable to stereoselective conjugate addition reactions and can be converted into either gamma-butyrolactones or gamma-lactams.}, language = {en} } @article{SchmidtGeissler2011, author = {Schmidt, Bernd and Geissler, Diana}, title = {Olefin-Metathesis-Based Synthesis of Furans by an RCM/Deprotonation/Phosphorylation Sequence and Their Diels-Alder Reactions}, series = {European journal of organic chemistry}, journal = {European journal of organic chemistry}, number = {35}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1434-193X}, doi = {10.1002/ejoc.201101078}, pages = {7140 -- 7147}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Butenolides, obtained by ring-closing metathesis (RCM) of acrylates, undergo quantitative deprotonation with amide bases. Trapping of the resulting anions with electrophiles, for example, chlorophosphates, give furans. Subsequent DielsAlder reaction and acid-catalysed rearrangement of the resulting oxabicyclonorbornadienes give substituted benzenes.}, language = {en} }