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Ruthenium catalyzed ring opening cross-metathesis of resin-bound bicyc
lic alkenes with terminal aryl olefins was utilized for the constructi
on of a combinatorial library containing highly functionalized cyclope
ntane derivatives. The technology described herein represents a conver
gent method for the diastereospecific synthesis of unique cyclopentane
molecular scaffolds useful for exploratory medicinal chemistry.