title: Chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes in natural product synthesis: application of Ru-catalyzed asymmetric ring-opening/cross-metathesis and Cu-catalyzed allylic alkylation to total synthesis of baconipyrone C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Gillingham
authors.forename: Amir H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hoveyda
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011753:Pyrones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D011753:Pyrones; C410203:baconipyrone C; C030011:carbene; D003300:Copper; D012428:Ruthenium; D008697:Methane