OWLv2 with MindTap Reader, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Brown/Iverson/Anslyn/Foote's Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition
OWLv2 with MindTap Reader, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Brown/Iverson/Anslyn/Foote's Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition
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ISBN: 9781305582439
Author: Brown, William H.; Iverson, Brent L.; Anslyn, Eric; Foote, Christopher S.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 24, Problem 24.32P
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The structure of R has to be given and the synthesis of Exaltolide has to be given from the starting material.

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Alkene metathesis:

An organometallic catalyzed reaction in which two alkenes exchange carbon atoms of their double bonds are said to be Alkene metathesis reaction.  Two alkenes are in same molecule and the product is a cycloalkene and ring closing occurs.  The catalyst used is Ru‑nucleophilic carbene complex.

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