title: The first examples of ring-closing olefin metathesis of vinyl chlorides.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Ring-closing metathesis (RCM) of olefinic vinyl chlorides can be effected by using the second generation Grubbs catalyst (10 mol %, PhH, 65 degrees C) to produce a variety of carbocyclic and heterocyclic five-, six-, and seven-membered rings in excellent yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Wenchun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Weinreb
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D014752:Vinyl Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D014752:Vinyl Chloride