title: Stereoselective transition metal-catalysed higher-order carbocyclisation reactions.
abstract: Transition metal-catalysed higher-order carbocyclisation reactions represent an important class of reactions due to their ability to construct complex polycyclic systems in a highly selective and atom-economical fashion. A key and striking feature with these transformations is the dichotomy in reactivity that a substrate displays with different transition metal complexes, which is akin to the manner enzymes direct terpene biosynthesis. This tutorial review details the historical development of higher-order carbocyclisation reactions, specifically the variants of [m+2+2] that involve carbon-based pi-systems, where m = 2, 3 and 4, in the context of critical developments with various transition metal complexes.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry, Crown St., Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
authors.forename: Phillip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Inglesby
authors.forename: P Andrew
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D028561:Transition Elements