@article{SchmidtNave2006, author = {Schmidt, Bernd and Nave, Stefan}, title = {Stereoselective syntheses of enantiomerically pure 2,5-disubstituted dihydropyrans based on olefin metathesis}, series = {The journal of organic chemistry}, volume = {71}, journal = {The journal of organic chemistry}, number = {19}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0022-3263}, doi = {10.1021/jo061190k}, pages = {7364 -- 7369}, year = {2006}, abstract = {A short synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted dihydropyrans starting from D-mannitol as a chiral building block is described. Our synthetic approach combines ruthenium-catalyzed ring closing olefin metathesis and palladium-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution.}, language = {en} } @article{SchmidtNave2006, author = {Schmidt, Bernd and Nave, Stefan}, title = {Palladium-catalyzed O-allylation of alpha-hydroxy carbonyl compounds}, doi = {10.1002/adsc.200505361}, year = {2006}, abstract = {alpha-Hydroxy carbonyl compounds undergo smooth O-allylation using allylic carbonates and Pd(0) catalysts. This method has significant advantages over other O-allylation methods as it provides a solution to several problems previously observed for this synthetic transformation}, language = {en} } @article{SchmidtNave2006, author = {Schmidt, Bernd and Nave, Stefan}, title = {Control of ring size selectivity by substrate directable RCM}, doi = {10.1039/B604359c}, year = {2006}, abstract = {Hydroxy groups may exert strong catalyst-directing effects in olefin metathesis reactions, which are exploited for a ring size-selective RCM reaction}, language = {en} }