title: Design and synthesis of fused polycycles via Diels-Alder reaction and ring-rearrangement metathesis as key steps.
abstract: Atom efficient processes such as the Diels-Alder reaction (DA) and the ring-rearrangement metathesis (RRM) have been used to design new polycycles. In this regard, ruthenium alkylidene catalysts are effective in realizing the RRM of bis-norbornene derivatives prepared by DA reaction and Grignard addition. Here, fused polycycles are assembled which are difficult to produce by conventional synthetic routes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400 076, India.
authors.forename: Sambasivarao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotha
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400 076, India.
authors.forename: Ongolu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ravikumar
keywords: Diels–Alder reaction; Grignard addition; polycycles; ring-rearrangement metathesis