Clark Daniel A, Clark Joseph R, Diver Steven T
Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, USA.
Org Lett. 2008 May 15;10(10):2055-8. doi: 10.1021/ol800523j. Epub 2008 Apr 15.
Allyl alcohols and their homologues were used in the enyne cross metathesis to prepare hydroxy-functionalized dienes. An isomerization was found to occur under prolonged heating, and a method for conversion to ( E)-diene product is also reported.
