title: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Iron(III)-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis.
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are important structural motifs in organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, and materials science. The development of a new synthetic strategy toward these compounds is described based on the design principle of iron(III)-catalyzed carbonyl-olefin metathesis reactions. This approach is characterized by its operational simplicity, high functional group compatibility, and regioselectivity while relying on FeCl3as an environmentally benign, earth-abundant metal catalyst. Experimental evidence for oxetanes as reactive intermediates in the catalytic carbonyl-olefin ring-closing metathesis has been obtained.
authors.affiliation: Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: McAtee
authors.affiliation: Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Riehl
authors.affiliation: Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Corinna S
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4968-8013
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Schindler
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons