Agm. Barrett et al., ENYNE METATHESIS FOR THE FACILE SYNTHESIS OF HIGHLY FUNCTIONALIZED NOVEL BICYCLIC BETA-LACTAMS, Chemical communications, (15), 1997, pp. 1375-1376
A wide range of bicyclic beta-lactam systems have been prepared via th
e enyne metathesis reaction using catalytic quantities of trans-(Cy3P)
(2)Cl2Ru=CHPh (Cy = cyclo-hexyl).