Patent Application: US-201414890674-A

Abstract:
this invention relates generally to enantiomerically enriched c — h activated ruthenium olefin metathesis catalyst compounds which are stereogenic at ruthenium , to the preparation of such compounds , and the use of such catalysts in the metathesis of olefins and olefin compounds , more particularly , in the use of such catalysts in enantio - and z - selective olefin metathesis reactions . the invention has utility in the fields of catalysis , organic synthesis , polymer chemistry , and industrial and fine chemicals chemistry .

Description:
unless otherwise indicated , the invention is not limited to specific reactants , substituents , catalysts , reaction conditions , or the like , as such may vary . it is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not to be interpreted as being limiting . as used in the specification and the appended claims , the singular forms “ a ,” “ an ,” and “ the ” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise . thus , for example , reference to “ an α - olefin ” includes a single α - olefin as well as a combination or mixture of two or more α - olefins , reference to “ a substituent ” encompasses a single substituent as well as two or more substituents , and the like . as used in the specification and the appended claims , the terms “ for example ,” “ for instance ,” “ such as ,” or “ including ” are meant to introduce examples that further clarify more general subject matter . unless otherwise specified , these examples are provided only as an aid for understanding the invention , and are not meant to be limiting in any fashion . in this specification and in the claims that follow , reference will be made to a number of terms , which shall be defined to have the following meanings : the term “ alkyl ” as used herein refers to a linear , branched , or cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group typically although not necessarily containing 1 to about 24 carbon atoms , preferably 1 to about 12 carbon atoms , such as methyl , ethyl , n - propyl , isopropyl , n - butyl , isobutyl , t - butyl , octyl , decyl , and the like , as well as cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopentyl , cyclohexyl and the like . generally , although again not necessarily , alkyl groups herein contain 1 to about 12 carbon atoms . the term “ lower alkyl ” intends an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms , and the specific term “ cycloalkyl ” intends a cyclic alkyl group , typically having 4 to 8 , preferably 5 to 7 , carbon atoms . the term “ substituted alkyl ” refers to alkyl substituted with one or more substituent groups , and the terms “ heteroatom - containing alkyl ” and “ heteroalkyl ” refer to alkyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom . if not otherwise indicated , the terms “ alkyl ” and “ lower alkyl ” include linear , branched , cyclic , unsubstituted , substituted , and / or heteroatom - containing alkyl and lower alkyl , respectively . the term “ alkylene ” as used herein refers to a difunctional linear , branched , or cyclic alkyl group , where “ alkyl ” is as defined above . the term “ alkenyl ” as used herein refers to a linear , branched , or cyclic hydrocarbon group of 2 to about 24 carbon atoms containing at least one double bond , such as ethenyl , n - propenyl , isopropenyl , n - butenyl , isobutenyl , octenyl , decenyl , tetradecenyl , hexadecenyl , eicosenyl , tetracosenyl , and the like . preferred alkenyl groups herein contain 2 to about 12 carbon atoms . the term “ lower alkenyl ” intends an alkenyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms , and the specific term “ cycloalkenyl ” intends a cyclic alkenyl group , preferably having 5 to 8 carbon atoms . the term “ substituted alkenyl ” refers to alkenyl substituted with one or more substituent groups , and the terms “ heteroatom - containing alkenyl ” and “ heteroalkenyl ” refer to alkenyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom . if not otherwise indicated , the terms “ alkenyl ” and “ lower alkenyl ” include linear , branched , cyclic , unsubstituted , substituted , and / or heteroatom - containing alkenyl and lower alkenyl , respectively . the term “ alkenylene ” as used herein refers to a difunctional linear , branched , or cyclic alkenyl group , where “ alkenyl ” is as defined above . the term “ alkynyl ” as used herein refers to a linear or branched hydrocarbon group of 2 to about 24 carbon atoms containing at least one triple bond , such as ethynyl , n - propynyl , and the like . preferred alkynyl groups herein contain 2 to about 12 carbon atoms . the term “ lower alkynyl ” intends an alkynyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms . the term “ substituted alkynyl ” refers to alkynyl substituted with one or more substituent groups , and the terms “ heteroatom - containing alkynyl ” and “ heteroalkynyl ” refer to alkynyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom . if not otherwise indicated , the terms “ alkynyl ” and “ lower alkynyl ” include linear , branched , unsubstituted , substituted , and / or heteroatom - containing alkynyl and lower alkynyl , respectively . the term “ alkoxy ” as used herein intends an alkyl group bound through a single , terminal ether linkage ; that is , an “ alkoxy ” group may be represented as — o - alkyl where alkyl is as defined above . a “ lower alkoxy ” group intends an alkoxy group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms . analogously , “ alkenyloxy ” and “ lower alkenyloxy ” respectively refer to an alkenyl and lower alkenyl group bound through a single , terminal ether linkage , and “ alkynyloxy ” and “ lower alkynyloxy ” respectively refer to an alkynyl and lower alkynyl group bound through a single , terminal ether linkage . the term “ aryl ” as used herein , and unless otherwise specified , refers to an aromatic substituent containing a single aromatic ring or multiple aromatic rings that are fused together , directly linked , or indirectly linked ( such that the different aromatic rings are bound to a common group such as a methylene or ethylene moiety ). preferred aryl groups contain 5 to 24 carbon atoms , and particularly preferred aryl groups contain 5 to 14 carbon atoms . exemplary aryl groups contain one aromatic ring or two fused or linked aromatic rings , e . g ., phenyl , naphthyl , biphenyl , diphenylether , diphenylamine , benzophenone , and the like . “ substituted aryl ” refers to an aryl moiety substituted with one or more substituent groups , and the terms “ heteroatom - containing aryl ” and “ heteroaryl ” refer to aryl substituents in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom , as will be described in further detail infra . the term “ aryloxy ” as used herein refers to an aryl group bound through a single , terminal ether linkage , wherein “ aryl ” is as defined above . an “ aryloxy ” group may be represented as — o - aryl where aryl is as defined above . preferred aryloxy groups contain 5 to 24 carbon atoms , and particularly preferred aryloxy groups contain 5 to 14 carbon atoms . examples of aryloxy groups include , without limitation , phenoxy , o - halo - phenoxy , m - halo - phenoxy , p - halo - phenoxy , o - methoxy - phenoxy , m - methoxy - phenoxy , p - methoxy - phenoxy , 2 , 4 - dimethoxy - phenoxy , 3 , 4 , 5 - trimethoxy - phenoxy , and the like . the term “ alkaryl ” refers to an aryl group with an alkyl substituent , and the term “ aralkyl ” refers to an alkyl group with an aryl substituent , wherein “ aryl ” and “ alkyl ” are as defined above . preferred alkaryl and aralkyl groups contain 6 to 24 carbon atoms , and particularly preferred alkaryl and aralkyl groups contain 6 to 16 carbon atoms . alkaryl groups include , for example , p - methylphenyl , 2 , 4 - dimethylphenyl , p - cyclohexylphenyl , 2 , 7 - dimethylnaphthyl , 7 - cyclooctylnaphthyl , 3 - ethyl - cyclopenta - 1 , 4 - diene , and the like . examples of aralkyl groups include , without limitation , benzyl , 2 - phenyl - ethyl , 3 - phenyl - propyl , 4 - phenyl - butyl , 5 - phenyl - pentyl , 4 - phenylcyclohexyl , 4 - benzylcyclohexyl , 4 - phenylcyclohexylmethyl , 4 - benzylcyclohexylmethyl , and the like . the terms “ alkaryloxy ” and “ aralkyloxy ” refer to substituents of the formula — or wherein r is alkaryl or aralkyl , respectively , as just defined . the term “ acyl ” refers to substituents having the formula —( co )- alkyl , —( co )- aryl , or —( co )- aralkyl , and the term “ acyloxy ” refers to substituents having the formula — o ( co )- alkyl , — o ( co )- aryl , or — o ( co )- aralkyl , wherein “ alkyl ,” “ aryl , and “ aralkyl ” are as defined above . the terms “ cyclic ” and “ ring ” refer to alicyclic or aromatic groups that may or may not be substituted and / or heteroatom containing , and that may be monocyclic , bicyclic , or polycyclic . the term “ alicyclic ” is used in the conventional sense to refer to an aliphatic cyclic moiety , as opposed to an aromatic cyclic moiety , and may be monocyclic , bicyclic , or polycyclic . the terms “ halo ” and “ halogen ” are used in the conventional sense to refer to a chloro , bromo , fluoro , or iodo substituent . “ hydrocarbyl ” refers to univalent hydrocarbyl radicals containing 1 to about 30 carbon atoms , preferably 1 to about 24 carbon atoms , most preferably 1 to about 12 carbon atoms , including linear , branched , cyclic , saturated , and unsaturated species , such as alkyl groups , alkenyl groups , aryl groups , and the like . the term “ lower hydrocarbyl ” intends a hydrocarbyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms , preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms , and the term “ hydrocarbylene ” intends a divalent hydrocarbyl moiety containing 1 to about 30 carbon atoms , preferably 1 to about 24 carbon atoms , most preferably 1 to about 12 carbon atoms , including linear , branched , cyclic , saturated and unsaturated species . the term “ lower hydrocarbylene ” intends a hydrocarbylene group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms . “ substituted hydrocarbyl ” refers to hydrocarbyl substituted with one or more substituent groups , and the terms “ heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ” and “ heterohydrocarbyl ” refer to hydrocarbyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom . similarly , “ substituted hydrocarbylene ” refers to hydrocarbylene substituted with one or more substituent groups , and the terms “ heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene ” and heterohydrocarbylene ” refer to hydrocarbylene in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom . unless otherwise indicated , the term “ hydrocarbyl ” and “ hydrocarbylene ” are to be interpreted as including substituted and / or heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl and hydrocarbylene moieties , respectively . the term “ heteroatom - containing ” as in a “ heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl group ” refers to a hydrocarbon molecule or a hydrocarbyl molecular fragment in which one or more carbon atoms is replaced with an atom other than carbon , e . g ., nitrogen , oxygen , sulfur , phosphorus or silicon , typically nitrogen , oxygen or sulfur . similarly , the term “ heteroalkyl ” refers to an alkyl substituent that is heteroatom - containing , the term “ heterocyclic ” refers to a cyclic substituent that is heteroatom - containing , the terms “ heteroaryl ” and heteroaromatic ” respectively refer to “ aryl ” and “ aromatic ” substituents that are heteroatom - containing , and the like . it should be noted that a “ heterocyclic ” group or compound may or may not be aromatic , and further that “ heterocycles ” may be monocyclic , bicyclic , or polycyclic as described above with respect to the term “ aryl .” examples of heteroalkyl groups include alkoxyaryl , alkylsulfanyl - substituted alkyl , n - alkylated amino alkyl , and the like . examples of heteroaryl substituents include pyrrolyl , pyrrolidinyl , pyridinyl , quinolinyl , indolyl , pyrimidinyl , imidazolyl , 1 , 2 , 4 - triazolyl , tetrazolyl , etc ., and examples of heteroatom - containing alicyclic groups are pyrrolidino , morpholino , piperazino , piperidino , etc . by “ substituted ” as in “ substituted hydrocarbyl ,” “ substituted alkyl ,” “ substituted aryl ,” and the like , as alluded to in some of the aforementioned definitions , is meant that in the hydrocarbyl , alkyl , aryl , or other moiety , at least one hydrogen atom bound to a carbon ( or other ) atom is replaced with one or more non - hydrogen substituents . examples of such substituents include , without limitation : functional groups referred to herein as “ fn ,” such as halo , hydroxyl , sulfhydryl , c 1 - c 24 alkoxy , c 2 - c 24 alkenyloxy , c 2 - c 24 alkynyloxy , c 5 - c 24 aryloxy , c 6 - c 24 aralkyloxy , c 6 - c 24 alkaryloxy , acyl ( including c 2 - c 24 alkylcarbonyl (— co - alkyl ) and c 6 - c 24 arylcarbonyl (— co - aryl )), acyloxy (— o - acyl , including c 2 - c 24 alkylcarbonyloxy (— o — co - alkyl ) and c 6 - c 24 arylcarbonyloxy (— o — co - aryl )), c 2 - c 24 alkoxycarbonyl (—( co )— o - alkyl ), c 6 - c 24 aryloxycarbonyl (—( co )— o - aryl ), halocarbonyl (— co )— x where x is halo ), c 2 - c 24 alkylcarbonato (— o —( co )— o - alkyl ), c 6 - c 24 arylcarbonato (— o —( co )— o - aryl ), carboxy (— cooh ), carboxylato (— coo − , carbamoyl (—( co )— nh 2 ), mono -( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )- substituted carbamoyl (—( co )— nh ( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )), di -( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )- substituted carbamoyl (—( co )— n ( c 1 - c 24 alkyl ) 2 ), mono -( c 1 - c 24 haloalkyl )- substituted carbamoyl (—( co )— nh ( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )), di -( c 1 - c 24 haloalkyl )- substituted carbamoyl (—( co )— n ( c 1 - c 24 alkyl ) 2 ), mono -( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted carbamoyl (—( co )— nh - aryl ), di -( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted carbamoyl (—( co )— n ( c 5 - c 24 aryl ) 2 ), di - n —( c 1 - c 24 alkyl ), n —( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted carbamoyl , thiocarbamoyl (—( cs )— nh 2 ), mono -( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )- substituted thiocarbamoyl (—( co )— nh ( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )), di -( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )- substituted thiocarbamoyl (—( co )— n ( c 1 - c 24 alkyl ) 2 ), mono -( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted thiocarbamoyl (—( co )— nh - aryl ), di -( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted thiocarbamoyl (—( co )— n ( c 5 - c 24 aryl ) 2 ), di - n —( c 1 - c 24 alkyl ), n —( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted thiocarbamoyl , carbamido (— nh —( co )— nh 2 ), cyano (— c ═ n ), cyanato (— o — c ═ n ), thiocyanato (— s — c ═ n ), formyl (—( co )— h ), thioformyl (—( cs )— h ), amino (— nh 2 ), mono -( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )- substituted amino , di -( c 1 - c 24 alkyl )- substituted amino , mono -( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted amino , di -( c 5 - c 24 aryl )- substituted amino , c 2 - c 24 alkylamido (— nh —( co )- alkyl ), c 6 - c 24 arylamido (— nh —( co )- aryl ), imino (— cr ═ nh where r = hydrogen , c 1 - c 24 alkyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), c 2 - c 20 alkylimino (— cr ═ n ( alkyl ), where r = hydrogen , c 1 - c 24 alkyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), arylimino (— cr ═ n ( aryl ), where r = hydrogen , c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), nitro (— no 2 ), nitroso (— no ), sulfo (— so 2 — oh ), sulfonato (— so 2 — o − ), c 1 - c 24 alkylsulfanyl (— s - alkyl ; also termed “ alkylthio ”), c 5 - c 24 arylsulfanyl (— s - aryl ; also termed “ arylthio ”), c 1 - c 24 alkylsulfinyl (—( so )- alkyl ), c 5 - c 24 arylsulfinyl (—( so )- aryl ), c 1 - c 24 alkylsulfonyl (— so 2 - alkyl ), c 1 - c 24 monoalkylaminosulfonyl — so 2 — n ( h ) alkyl ), c 1 - c 24 dialkylaminosulfonyl — so 2 — n ( alkyl ) 2 , c 5 - c 24 arylsulfonyl (— so 2 - aryl ), boryl (— bh 2 ), borono (— b ( oh ) 2 ), boronato (— b ( or ) 2 where r is alkyl or other hydrocarbyl ), phosphono (— p ( o )( oh ) 2 ), phosphonato (— p ( o )( o − ) 2 ), phosphinato (— p ( o )( o − )), phospho (— po 2 ), and phosphino (— ph 2 ); and the hydrocarbyl moieties c 1 - c 24 alkyl ( preferably c 1 - c 12 alkyl , more preferably c 1 - c 6 alkyl ), c 2 - c 24 alkenyl ( preferably c 2 - c 12 alkenyl , more preferably c 2 - c 6 alkenyl ), c 2 - c 24 alkynyl ( preferably c 2 - c 12 alkynyl , more preferably c 2 - c 6 alkynyl ), c 5 - c 24 aryl ( preferably c 5 - c 14 aryl ), c 6 - c 24 alkaryl ( preferably c 6 - c 16 alkaryl ), and c 6 - c 24 aralkyl ( preferably c 6 - c 16 aralkyl ). by “ functionalized ” as in “ functionalized hydrocarbyl ,” “ functionalized alkyl ,” “ functionalized olefin ,” “ functionalized cyclic olefin ,” and the like , is meant that in the hydrocarbyl , alkyl , olefin , cyclic olefin , or other moiety , at least one hydrogen atom bound to a carbon ( or other ) atom is replaced with one or more functional groups such as those described hereinabove . the term “ functional group ” is meant to include any functional species that is suitable for the uses described herein . in particular , as used herein , a functional group would necessarily possess the ability to react with or bond to corresponding functional groups on a substrate surface . in addition , the aforementioned functional groups may , if a particular group permits , be further substituted with one or more additional functional groups or with one or more hydrocarbyl moieties such as those specifically enumerated above . analogously , the above - mentioned hydrocarbyl moieties may be further substituted with one or more functional groups or additional hydrocarbyl moieties such as those specifically enumerated . “ optional ” or “ optionally ” means that the subsequently described circumstance may or may not occur , so that the description includes instances where the circumstance occurs and instances where it does not . for example , the phrase “ optionally substituted ” means that a non - hydrogen substituent may or may not be present on a given atom , and , thus , the description includes structures wherein a non - hydrogen substituent is present and structures wherein a non - hydrogen substituent is not present . the term enantioenriched c — h activated catalyst refers to mirror images when one chiral center is present and diastereomers with 2 or more chiral centers are present . in general , the catalyst complexes of the invention comprise a group 8 metal ( m ), an alkylidene moiety (═ cr 1 r 2 ), or more generally (═( c ) m cr 1 r 2 ), an anionic ligand ( x 1 ), a neutral ligand ( l 1 ) and a heterocyclic carbene ligand that is linked to the metal via a 2 - electron anionic donor bridging moiety ( q *). the olefin metathesis catalyst complex is preferably a group 8 transition metal complex having the structure of formula ( ii ) q * is a 2 - electron anionic donor bridging moiety linking r 3 and ru ; and may be hydrocarbylene ( including substituted hydrocarbylene , heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene , and substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene , such as substituted and / or heteroatom - containing alkylene ) or —( co )—; q is a linker , typically a hydrocarbylene linker , including substituted hydrocarbylene , heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene , and substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene linkers , wherein two or more substituents on adjacent atoms within q may also be linked to form an additional cyclic structure , which may be similarly substituted to provide a fused polycyclic structure of two to about five cyclic groups . q is often , although again not necessarily , a two - atom linkage or a three - atom linkage ; x is an atom selected from c , n , o , s , and p . since o and s are divalent , n is necessarily zero when x is o or s . similarly , when x is n or p , then n is 1 , and when x is c , then n is 2 ; r 1 and r 2 are independently selected from hydrogen , hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), substituted hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., heteroatom - containing c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), and substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted heteroatom - containing c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), and functional groups . r 1 and r 2 may also be linked to form a cyclic group , which may be aliphatic or aromatic , and may contain substituents and / or heteroatoms . generally , such a cyclic group will contain 4 to 12 , preferably 5 , 6 , 7 , or 8 ring atoms . r 3 and r 4 are independently selected from hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl , and substituted heteroatom - containing , hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), substituted hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., heteroatom - containing c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), and substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted heteroatom - containing c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , c 2 - c 20 alkynyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , etc . ), and functional groups . x 1 is a bidentate anionic ligand . typically , x 1 is nitrate , c 1 - c 20 alkylcarboxylate , c 6 - c 24 arylcarboxylate , c 2 - c 24 acyloxy , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfonato , c 5 - c 24 arylsulfonato , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfanyl , c 5 - c 24 arylsulfanyl , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfinyl , or c 5 - c 24 arylsulfinyl . in some embodiments , x 1 is benzoate , pivalate , or nitrate . more specifically , x 1 may be is cf 3 co 2 , ch 3 co 2 , ch 3 ch 2 co 2 , cfh 2 co 2 , ( ch 3 ) 3 co 2 , ( ch 3 ) 2 chco 2 , ( cf 3 ) 2 ( ch 3 ) co 2 , ( cf 3 )( ch 3 ) 2 co 2 , benzoate , naphthylate , tosylate , mesylate , or trifluoromethane - sulfonate . in one more preferred embodiment , x 1 is nitrate ( no 3 − ). in certain catalysts , r 1 is hydrogen and r 2 is selected from c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 2 - c 20 alkenyl , and c 5 - c 24 aryl , more preferably c 1 - c 6 alkyl , c 2 - c 6 alkenyl , and c 5 - c 14 aryl . still more preferably , r 2 is phenyl , vinyl , methyl , isopropyl , or t - butyl , optionally substituted with one or more moieties selected from c 1 - c 6 alkyl , c 1 - c 6 alkoxy , and phenyl . most preferably , r 2 is phenyl or vinyl substituted with one or more moieties selected from methyl , ethyl , chloro , bromo , iodo , fluoro , nitro , dimethylamino , methyl , methoxy , and phenyl . more specifically , r 2 may be phenyl or — c ═ c ( ch 3 ) 2 . any two or more ( typically two , three , or four ) of x 1 , l 1 , r 1 , and r 2 can be taken together to form a cyclic group , including bidentate or multidentate ligands , as disclosed , for example , in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 312 , 940 to grubbs et al . when any of x 1 , l 1 , r 1 , and r 2 are linked to form cyclic groups , those cyclic groups may contain 4 to 12 , preferably 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 or 8 atoms , or may comprise two or three of such rings , which may be either fused or linked . in particular embodiments , q is a two - atom linkage having the structure — cr 11 r 12 — cr 13 r 14 — or — cr 11 ═ cr 13 —, preferably — cr 11 r 12 — cr 13 r 14 —, wherein r 11 , r 12 , r 13 , and r 14 are independently selected from hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl , substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl , and functional groups . examples of suitable functional groups include carboxyl , c 1 - c 20 alkoxy , c 5 - c 24 aryloxy , c 2 - c 20 alkoxycarbonyl , c 5 - c 24 alkoxycarbonyl , c 2 - c 24 acyloxy , c 1 - c 20 alkylthio , c 5 - c 24 arylthio , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfonyl , and c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfinyl , optionally substituted with one or more moieties selected from c 1 - c 12 alkyl , c 1 - c 12 alkoxy , c 5 - c 14 aryl , hydroxyl , sulfhydryl , formyl , and halide . r 11 , r 12 , r 13 , and r 14 are preferably independently selected from hydrogen , c 1 - c 12 alkyl , substituted c 1 - c 12 alkyl , c 1 - c 12 heteroalkyl , substituted c 1 - c 12 heteroalkyl , phenyl , and substituted phenyl . alternatively , any two of r 11 , r 12 , r 13 , and r 14 may be linked together to form a substituted or unsubstituted , saturated or unsaturated ring structure , e . g ., a c 4 - c 12 alicyclic group or a c 5 or c 6 aryl group , which may itself be substituted , e . g ., with linked or fused alicyclic or aromatic groups , or with other substituents . in one further aspect , any one or more of r 11 , r 12 , r 13 , and r 14 comprises one or more of the linkers . in more particular aspects , r 3 and r 4 maybe alkyl or aryl , and may be independently selected from alkyl , aryl , cycloalkyl , heteroalkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , and halo or halogen - containing groups . more specifically , r 3 and r 4 may be independently selected from c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 5 - c 14 cycloalkyl , c 1 - c 20 heteroalkyl , or halide . suitable alkyl groups include , without limitation , methyl , ethyl , n - propyl , isopropyl , isopropyl , n - butyl , isobutyl , t - butyl , octyl , decyl , and the like ; suitable cycloalkyl groups include cyclopentyl , cyclohexyl , adamantyl , pinenyl , terpenes and terpenoid derivatives and the like ; suitable alkenyl groups include ethenyl , n - propenyl , isopropenyl , n - butenyl , isobutenyl , octenyl , decenyl , tetradecenyl , hexadecenyl , eicosenyl , tetracosenyl , and the like ; suitable alkynyl groups include ethynyl , n - propynyl , and the like . when r 3 or r 4 are aromatic , each can be independently composed of one or two aromatic rings , which may or may not be substituted , e . g ., r 3 and r 4 may be phenyl , substituted phenyl , biphenyl , substituted biphenyl , or the like . in a particular embodiment , r 3 and r 4 are independently an unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with up to three substituents selected from c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 1 - c 20 alkylcarboxylate , substituted c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 1 - c 20 heteroalkyl , substituted c 1 - c 20 heteroalkyl , c 5 - c 24 aryl , substituted c 5 - c 24 aryl , c 5 - c 24 heteroaryl , c 6 - c 24 aralkyl , c 6 - c 24 alkaryl , or halide . preferably , any substituents present are hydrogen c 1 - c 12 alkyl , c 1 - c 12 alkoxy , c 5 - c 14 aryl , substituted , c 5 - c 14 aryl , or halide . more particularly , r 3 and r 4 may be independently substituted with hydrogen , c 1 - c 4 alkyl , c 1 - c 4 alkylcarboxylate , c 1 - c 4 alkoxy , c 5 - c 14 aryl , substituted c 5 - c 14 aryl , or halide . as an example , r 3 and r 4 are selected from cyclopentyl , cyclohexyl , adamantyl , norbonenyl , pinenyl , terpenes and terpenoid derivatives , mesityl , diisopropylphenyl or , more generally , cycloalkyl substituted with one , two or three c 1 - c 4 alkyl or c 1 - c 4 alkoxy groups , or a combination thereof . particular complexes wherein r 2 and l 1 are linked to form a chelating carbene ligand are examples of another group of catalysts , and are commonly called “ grubbs - hoveyda ” catalysts . grubbs - hoveyda metathesis - active metal carbene complexes of the invention may be described by the formula viii . x 1 , q , q *, r 3 and r 4 are as previously defined herein ; y is a heteroatom selected from n , o , s , and p ; preferably y is o or n ; r 5 , r 6 , r 7 , and r 8 are each , independently , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , halogen , alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , aryl , heteroalkyl , heteroatom containing alkenyl , heteroalkenyl , heteroaryl , alkoxy , alkenyloxy , aryloxy , alkoxycarbonyl , carbonyl , alkylamino , alkylthio , aminosulfonyl , monoalkylaminosulfonyl , dialkylaminosulfonyl , alkylsulfonyl , nitrile , nitro , alkylsulfinyl , trihaloalkyl , perfluoroalkyl , carboxylic acid , ketone , aldehyde , nitrate , cyano , isocyanate , hydroxyl , ester , ether , amine , imine , amide , halogen - substituted amide , trifluoroamide , sulfide , disulfide , sulfonate , carbamate , silane , siloxane , phosphine , phosphate , or borate , wherein any combination of r 5 , r 6 , r 7 , and r 8 can be linked to form one or more cyclic groups ; n is 1 or 2 , such that n is 1 for the divalent heteroatoms o or s , and n is 2 for the trivalent heteroatoms n or p ; and z is a group selected from hydrogen , alkyl , aryl , functionalized alkyl , functionalized aryl where the functional group ( s ) may independently be one or more or the following : alkoxy , aryloxy , halogen , carboxylic acid , ketone , aldehyde , nitrate , cyano , isocyanate , hydroxyl , ester , ether , amine , imine , amide , trifluoroamide , sulfide , disulfide , carbamate , silane , siloxane , phosphine , phosphate , or borate ; methyl , isopropyl , sec - butyl , t - butyl , neopentyl , benzyl , phenyl and trimethylsilyl ; and wherein any combination or combinations of x 1 , q *, y , z , r 5 , r 6 , r 7 , and r 8 are linked to a support . the arocm reaction catalyzed by the complexes described above involve a strained olefin reactant and a second α - olefin reactant , wherein the two reactants are brought into contact in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of the complex , under conditions and for a time period effective to allow the arocm reaction to occur . in general , the strained olefin reactant may be represented by the structure of formula ( xiii ): r 13 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 5 - c 20 aryl , c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ), substituted hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 5 - c 20 aryl , c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ), heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., c 1 - c 20 heteroalkyl , c 5 - c 20 heteroaryl , heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ), and substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted c 1 - c 20 heteroalkyl , c 5 - c 20 heteroaryl , heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ) and , if substituted hydrocarbyl or substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl , wherein the substituents may be functional groups (“ fn ”) such as phosphonato , phosphoryl , phosphanyl , phosphino , sulfonato , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfanyl , c 5 - c 20 arylsulfanyl , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfonyl , c 5 - c 20 arylsulfonyl , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfinyl , c 5 - c 20 arylsulfinyl , sulfonamido , amino , amido , imino , nitro , nitroso , hydroxyl , c 1 - c 20 alkoxy , c 5 - c 20 aryloxy , c 2 - c 20 alkoxycarbonyl , c 5 - c 20 aryloxycarbonyl , carboxyl , carboxylato , mercapto , formyl , c 1 - c 20 thioester , cyano , cyanato , carbamoyl , epoxy , styrenyl , silyl , silyloxy , silanyl , siloxazanyl , boronato , boryl , or halogen , or a metal - containing or metalloid - containing group ( wherein the metal may be , for example , sn or ge ). r 13 may itself be one of the aforementioned groups , such that the fn moiety is directly bound to the olefinic carbon atom indicated in the structure . in the latter case , however , the functional group will generally not be directly bound to the olefinic carbon through a heteroatom containing one or more lone pairs of electrons , e . g ., an oxygen , sulfur , nitrogen or phosphorus atom , or through an electron - rich metal or metalloid such as ge , sn , as , sb , se , te , etc . with such functional groups , there will normally be an intervening linkage z , such that r 13 then has the structure —( z ) n - fn wherein n is 1 , fn is the functional group , and z is a hydrocarbylene linking group such as an alkylene , substituted alkylene , heteroalkylene , substituted heteroalkene , arylene , substituted arylene , heteroarylene , or substituted heteroarylene linkage . j is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbylene , substituted hydrocarbylene , heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene , or substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene linkage , wherein when j is substituted hydrocarbylene or substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbylene , the substituents may include one or more —( z ) n — fn groups , wherein n is zero or 1 , and fn and z are as defined previously . additionally , two or more substituents attached to ring carbon ( or other ) atoms within j may be linked to form a bicyclic or polycyclic olefin . j will generally contain in the range of approximately 4 to 14 ring atoms , typically 4 to 8 ring atoms , for a monocyclic olefin , and , for bicyclic and polycyclic olefins , each ring will generally contain 4 to 8 , typically 5 to 7 , ring atoms . mono - unsaturated cyclic olefin reactants encompassed by structure ( xii ) may be represented by the structure ( xiv ): wherein b is an integer generally although not necessarily in the range of 0 to 10 , typically 0 to 5 , r 13 is as defined above , and r 14 , r 15 , r 16 , r 17 , r 18 , and r 19 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , hydrocarbyl , substituted hydrocarbyl , heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl , substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl and —( z ) n - fn where n , z and fn are as defined previously , and wherein if any of the r 14 through r 19 moieties is substituted hydrocarbyl or substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl , the substituents may include one or more —( z ) n - fn groups . accordingly , r 14 , r 15 , r 16 , r 17 , r 18 , and r 19 may be , for example , hydrogen , hydroxyl , c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 5 - c 20 aryl , c 1 - c 20 alkoxy , c 5 - c 20 aryloxy , c 2 - c 20 alkoxycarbonyl , c 5 - c 20 aryloxycarbonyl , amino , amido , nitro , etc . furthermore , any of the r 14 through r 19 moieties can be linked to any other of the r 14 through r 19 moieties to provide a bicyclic or polycyclic olefin , and the linkage may include heteroatoms or functional groups , e . g ., the linkage may include an ether , ester , thioether , amino , alkylamino , imino , or anhydride moiety . examples of monounsaturated , monocyclic olefins encompassed by structure ( xiv ) include , without limitation , cyclopentene , cyclohexene , cycloheptene , cyclooctene , cyclononene , cyclodecene , cycloundecene , cyclododecene , tricyclodecene , tetracyclodecene , octacyclodecene , and cycloeicosene , and substituted versions thereof such as 1 - methylcyclopentene , 1 - ethylcyclopentene , 1 - isopropylcyclohexene , 1 - chloropentene , 1 - fluorocyclopentene , 1 - methylcyclopentene , 4 - methoxy - cyclopentene , 4 - ethoxy - cyclopentene , cyclopent - 3 - ene - thiol , cyclopent - 3 - ene , 4 - methylsulfanyl - cyclopentene , 3 - methylcyclohexene , 1 - methylcyclooctene , 1 , 5 - dimethylcyclooctene , etc . monocyclic diene reactants encompassed by structure ( xiii ) may be generally represented by the structure ( xv ): wherein c and d are independently integers in the range of 1 to about 8 , typically 2 to 4 , preferably 2 ( such that the reactant is a cyclooctadiene ), r 13 is as defined above , and r 20 , r 21 , r 22 , r 23 , r 24 and r 25 are defined as for r 14 through r 19 . in this case , it is preferred that r 24 and r 25 be nonhydrogen substituents , in which case the second olefinic moiety is tetrasubstituted , so that the rocm reaction proceeds selectively at only one of the two olefin functionalities . examples of monocyclic diene reactants include , without limitation , 1 , 3 - cyclopentadiene , 1 , 3 - cyclohexadiene , 1 , 3 - cyclohexadiene , 5 - ethyl - 1 , 3 - cyclohexadiene , 1 , 3 - cycloheptadiene , cyclohexadiene , 1 , 5 - cyclooctadiene , 1 , 3 - cyclooctadiene , and substituted analogs thereof . triene reactants are analogous to the diene structure ( xv ), and will generally contain at least one methylene linkage between any two olefinic segments . bicyclic and polycyclic olefinic reactants encompassed by structure ( xii ) may be generally represented by the structure ( xvi ) wherein e is an integer in the range of 1 to 8 , typically 2 to 4 , f is generally 1 or 2 , t is lower alkylene or lower alkenylene , generally substituted or unsubstituted methyl or ethyl , r 13 is as defined above , and r 27 , r 28 , r 29 , and r 30 are as defined for r 14 through r 19 . preferred olefinic reactants within this group are in the norbornene family , having the structure ( xvii ) wherein r 13 , and r 27 through r 30 are as defined previously , and r 28a and r 29a are defined as for r 28 and r 29 . examples of bicyclic and polycyclic olefinic reactants thus include , without limitation , dicyclopentadiene , tricyclopentadiene , dicyclohexadiene , norbornene , 5 - methyl - 2 - norbornene , 5 - ethyl - 2 - norbornene , 5 - isobutyl - 2 - norbornene , 5 , 6 - dimethyl - 2 - norbornene , 5 - phenylnorbornene , 5 - benzylnorbornene , 5 - acetylnorbornene , 5 - methoxycarbonylnorbornene , 5 - ethoxycarbonylnorbornene , 5 - methyl - 5 - methoxy - carbonylnorbornene , 5 - cyanonorbornene , 5 , 5 , 6 - trimethyl - 2 - norbornene , cyclo - hexenylnorbornene , endo , exo - 5 , 6 - dimethoxynorbornene , endo , endo - 5 , 6 - dimethoxynorbornene , endo , exo - 5 , 6 - dimethoxycarbonyl - norbornene , endo , endo - 5 , 6 - dimethoxycarbonylnorbornene , 2 , 3 - dimethoxynorbornene , norbornadiene , tricycloundecene , tetracyclododecene , 8 - methyltetracyclododecene , 8 - ethyl - tetracyclododecene , 8 - methoxycarbonyltetracyclododecene , 8 - methyl - 8 - tetracyclo - dodecene , 8 - cyanotetracyclododecene , pentacyclopentadecene , pentacyclohexadecene , 1 , 9 - octadecadiene , and the like . in general , the α - olefin reactant may be represented by the structure of formula ( xviii ): wherein y α is selected from the group comprising nil , ch 2 , o , or s and r α is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 5 - c 20 aryl , c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ), substituted hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted c 1 - c 20 alkyl , c 5 - c 20 aryl , c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ), heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., c 1 - c 20 heteroalkyl , c 5 - c 20 heteroaryl , heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ), and substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl ( e . g ., substituted c 1 - c 20 heteroalkyl , c 5 - c 20 heteroaryl , heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 aralkyl , or heteroatom - containing c 5 - c 30 alkaryl ) and , if substituted hydrocarbyl or substituted heteroatom - containing hydrocarbyl , wherein the substituents may be functional groups (“ fn ”) such as phosphonato , phosphoryl , phosphanyl , phosphino , sulfonato , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfanyl , c 5 - c 20 arylsulfanyl , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfonyl , c 5 - c 20 arylsulfonyl , c 1 - c 20 alkylsulfinyl , c 5 - c 20 arylsulfinyl , sulfonamido , amino , amido , imino , nitro , nitroso , hydroxyl , c 1 - c 20 alkoxy , c 5 - c 20 aryloxy , c 2 - c 20 alkoxycarbonyl , c 5 - c 20 aryloxycarbonyl , carboxyl , carboxylato , mercapto , formyl , c 1 - c 20 thioester , cyano , cyanato , carbamoyl , epoxy , styrenyl , silyl , silyloxy , silanyl , siloxazanyl , boronato , boryl , or halogen , or a metal - containing or metalloid - containing group ( wherein the metal may be , for example , sn or ge ). we anticipated that enantiopure versions of the newly developed catalysts would exhibit high z - selectivity and enantioselectivity in arocm due to the rigidity imparted by the ru — c chelate . herein we report a new homochiral stereogenic - at - ruthenium complex that exhibits high enantioselectivity in the arocm of norbornene derivatives . enantioenriched 4 was synthesized by resolution as shown in scheme 1 . treatment of racemic iodide 1 ( see keitz , b . k . ; endo , k . ; patel , p . r . ; herbert , m . b . ; grubbs , r . h ., j . am . chem . soc . 2012 , 134 , 693 - 699 ) with silver carboxylate 2 cleanly formed a 1 : 1 mixture of diastereomers in 97 % yield . chromatographic separation of the mixture afforded a 45 % yield ( 90 % of theoretical maximum ) of 3 (& gt ; 95 : 5 dr ). the absolute stereochemistry of complex 3 was confirmed by x - ray crystallography ( fig2 ). sequential treatment of carboxylate 3 with para - toluenesulfonic acid and sodium nitrate produced the enantioenriched nitrate complex 4 in 43 % yield . while complex 3 exhibited low enantioselectivity in arocm , 1 mol % of complex 4 catalyzed the reaction of norbornene 5 with an excess of allyl acetate ( 6 ) to produce a 64 % yield of diene ( 1s , 2r , 3s , 4r )- 7 with 95 % z - selectivity and 93 % ee ( scheme 2 ) ( absolute configurations were assigned by analogy to that of 9c , which was determined by x - ray crystallography ). the highly selective reaction produces four contiguous stereocenters on a tetra - substituted cyclopentane ring . optimization of the process revealed that 7 equiv . of α - olefin , 1 mol % catalyst loading at 23 ° c . and 0 . 5 m concentration in thf afforded the highest yield and selectivity . ethereal solvents were optimal , with catalyst solubility improved in thf over diethyl ether . in order to demonstrate the scope of z - selective catalyst 4 , a variety of α - olefins bearing diverse functionality were employed in order to determine their effect on the efficiency and enantioselectivity of the reaction . as illustrated in table 1 , replacing allyl acetate with n - boc - allylamine provided amine - containing product 8a in equally high enantioselectivity ( 94 % ee ). utilizing an olefin bearing a remote ester did not impact the z - selectivity and afforded 8b in 91 % ee . bulkier allylic substituents such as para - methoxy phenyl and pinacol boronic ester gave products 8c and 8d with moderate enantioselectivity ( 81 % and 75 % ee , respectively ). a simple α - olefin such as 1 - hexene also gave good yield , z - selectivity , and enantioselectivity ( 8e , 89 % ee ), demonstrating that allylic functionality is not required to confer a selective reaction . the examples in table 1 suggest that catalyst 4 is capable of producing a range of arocm products ( attempts to employ heteroatom - substituted olefins ( butyl vinyl ether ) resulted in no rocm product , presumably due to catalyst deactivation ). the norbornene component was then altered to understand its impact on z - selectivity and enantioselectivity . as a basis for comparison , the substrates were treated with 7 equivalents of allyl acetate under the optimized catalytic conditions . norbornenes bearing coordinating functionality such as acetate ( to form 9a ) and n - phenyl succinimide ( to form 9b ) resulted in reduced yield and slower reaction , respectively . the dimethyl substituted anhydride afforded a 65 % yield of 9d , which contains two vicinal all - carbon quaternary stereocenters , demonstrating the power of arocm to afford otherwise synthetically challenging products in high ee ( 95 %). aryl ether 9e was produced in 95 % ee , although interestingly as a 7 : 3 z / e mixture . the results in table 2 support the observation that substrates bearing 2 , 3 - endo substitution react with high z - selectivity ; substrates lacking this substitution pattern show reduced diastereoselectivity . the fact that z - 9e and e - 9e are formed in identical enantioenrichment has important mechanistic implications and offers indirect evidence of the active catalytic species . the result suggests that the enantiodetermining step most likely precedes the olefin geometry - determining step ( this assumes that secondary metathesis processes proceed at a negligible rate compared to the productive ( rocm ) reaction . measurements of the formation of 9e ( see experimental ) show that the z / e ratio is constant during the course of the reaction and for several hours after complete conversion ). this conclusion requires the initial enantiodetermining ring - opening event to occur with a ruthenium methylidene ( scheme 3 ). subsequent cross metathesis of the ring - opened product bearing a ruthenium alkylidene with an equivalent of α - olefin would then produce the observed product . on the basis of this indirect mechanistic evidence and the absolute configuration of the isolated product , we propose that the methylidene shown in scheme 3 initially reacts with the norbornene component in an enantioselective ring - opening event . it is hypothesized that the enantioselectivity is governed by approach of the methylidene to the less - hindered exo face while the mesityl “ cap ” forces the bulk of the norbornene component to orient away from the nhc ligand ( see liu , p . ; xu , x . ; dong , x . ; keitz , b . k . ; herbert , m . b . ; grubbs , r . h . ; houk , k . n ., j . am . chem . soc . 2012 , 134 , 1464 - 1467 ). the proposed methylidene is most likely produced by initial cross metathesis of 4 with a molecule of α - olefin , resulting in epimerization at the ruthenium center . it was envisioned that the desymmetrization of suitably substituted meso cyclobutenes in arocm would afford the 1 , 2 - anti diol motif in perfect anti diastereoselectivity and potentially high enantioselectivity upon application of a newly developed cyclometalated metathesis catalyst 4 ( scheme 4 ) ( see j . hartung , r . h . grubbs , j . am . chem . soc . 2013 , 135 , 10183 - 10185 ). the resultant 1 , 5 - diene would be a versatile synthetic intermediate due to the differential reactivity of the two alkenes , paving the way for further chemoselective transformations . herein , we report the successful application of 4 to afford highly enantioenriched 1 , 2 - anti diols and demonstrate the versatility of these products in the synthesis of the insect pheromone (+)- endo brevicomin and a derivative of the monosaccharide l - ribose . pest control strategies utilizing insect pheromones have become a promising alternative to the application of broad - spectrum insecticides , underscoring the importance of rapid synthetic routes to (+)- endo brevicomin and related bioactive compounds ( see ( a ) p . e . howse , i . d . r . stevens , insect pheromones and their use in pest management , chapman & amp ; hall , new york , 1998 ; ( b ) recent work from this group has demonstrated the application of racemic 4 to the synthesis of lepidoptera female sex pheromones , see m . b . herbert , v . m . marx , r . l . pederson , r . h . grubbs , angew . chem . 2013 , 125 , 328 - 332 ; angew . chem ., int . ed . 2013 , 52 , 310 - 314 ). initial attempts to form 1 , 2 - anti diols were carried out with complex 4 , allyl acetate ( 11 ), and cis - 3 , 4 - dibenzyloxycyclobutene ( 10 , table 3 ), which was synthesized by substitution of commercially available cis - 3 , 4 - dichlorocyclobutene with sodium phenylmethanolate ( see w . kirmse , f . scheidt , h . j . vater , j . am . chem . soc . 1978 , 100 , 3945 - 3946 ). solvent had no effect on selectivity of the arocm reaction except for slightly diminished enantioselectivity in ch 2 cl 2 ( entry 1 , table 3 ); yield was highest in thf ( entry 4 , table 3 ). the effect of stoichiometry in arocm has been explored for a number of catalysts ( see ( a ) j . m . berlin , s . d . goldberg , r . h . grubbs , angew . chem . 2006 , 118 , 7753 - 7757 ; angew . chem ., int . ed . 2006 , 45 , 7591 - 7595 ; ( b ) m . yu , i . ibrahem , m . hasegawa , r . r . schrock , a . h . hoveyda , j . am . chem . soc . 2012 , 134 , 2788 - 2799 ; ( c ) d . s . la , j . g . ford , e . s . sattely , p . j . bonitatebus , r . r . schrock , a . h . hoveyda , j . am . chem . soc . 1999 , 121 , 11603 - 11604 ). in the current study , an excess of terminal olefin was optimal ( 7 equiv , entry 4 , table 3 ); as the equivalents of terminal olefin were reduced , the yield of the reaction dropped , yet a modest yield of 29 % could be obtained with 1 . 2 equivalents of 11 . no di - cross products were observed . reducing the concentration also resulted in lower yield , leading to the optimal conditions of 7 equiv . of terminal olefin 11 in thf at a concentration of 0 . 5 m in 10 with 1 mol % 4 for 1 . 5 h . it is worth noting that although alternative solvents or stoichiometry negatively impacted reaction efficiency , the diastereo - and enantioselectivity remained consistently high , demonstrating the robustness of the reaction . while the synthesis of a 1 , 2 - anti alkoxy motif had been demonstrated , inclusion of alternative protecting groups on the diol motif strengthens the synthetic protocol . these modifications would allow a synthetic sequence to be designed taking into account the feasibility of removing the protecting groups in the presence of other functionality . moreover , modulation of the size and electronics of the groups on the cyclobutene and terminal olefin reactants would provide a better understanding of the factors contributing to selectivity . a complement of commonly used hydroxyl protecting groups were tolerated on the cyclobutene and terminal olefin reactants , but enantio - and diastereoselectivity were affected by the choice of substituents ( tables 4 and 5 ) ( attempts to use cyclic protecting groups ( ex : benzylidene acetal ) resulted in low conversion ). the increased bulkiness of the tert - butyldimethylsilyl ether resulted in improved z selectivity and remarkable enantioselectivity ( 88 % z , 99 % ee , 15a , table 4 ), while hydroxyls and benzoates on the cyclobutene reactant led to z products with 91 % and 96 % ee , respectively . the same enantioinduction was observed in products 15a and 15b . isopropoxy substituents on the cyclobutene resulted in abrogation of catalyst activity presumably due to the formation of a stable chelating complex ( in preliminary stoichiometric experiments with 4 and 13c , we observe the formation of a kinetically stable intermediate analogous to one described in a recent report on an enantiopure ruthenium alkylidene complex , see r . k . m . khan , a . r . zhugralin , s . torker , r . v . o &# 39 ; brien , p . j . lombardi , a . h . hoveyda , j . am . chem . soc . 2012 , 134 , 12438 - 12441 ). high enantioselectivities were obtained with a wide range of terminal olefins . among the 0 - protecting groups surveyed ( table 5 , 15e - h ), the tert - butyldimethylsilyl group resulted in high enantioselectivity ( 89 % ee , 15g ), but the more electron - withdrawing benzoate ester was optimal , resulting in the highest enantioselectivity ( 97 % ee , 15f ). terminal olefins bearing alkyl substitution resulted in higher diastereoselectivity and yield with similar levels of enantioselectivity ( 15i , 15j ). the chiral allylation reagent 15k was synthesized in 91 % ee , affording a functionally useful building block . z and e isomers were isolable from each other by flash or thin layer chromatography in all cases except 15i . we next explored the synthetic utility of the 1 , 2 - anti diol fragments produced in the arocm reaction . cyclic ketals derived from the 1 , 2 - anti diol motif feature prominently in the structures of several natural products ( see ( a ) r . m . silverstein , r . g . brownlee , t . e . bellas , d . l . wood , l . e . browne , science 1968 , 159 , 889 - 891 ; ( b ) t . yasumoto , m . murata , y . oshima , m . sano , g . k . matsumoto , j . clardy , tetrahedron 1985 , 41 , 1019 - 1025 ; ( c ) d . uemura , t . chou , t . haino , a . nagatsu , s . fukuzawa , s . z . zheng , h . s . chen , j . am . chem . soc . 1995 , 117 , 1155 - 1156 ; ( d ) t . chou , o . kamo , d . uemura , tetrahedron lett . 1996 , 37 , 4023 - 4026 ; ( e ) t . chou , t . haino , m . kuramoto , d . uemura , tetrahedron lett . 1996 , 37 , 4027 - 4030 ). accordingly , we targeted this structure in the context of a synthesis of the insect pheromone (+)- endo brevicomin ( 19 , scheme 5 ) ( for catalytic asymmetric syntheses , see ( a ) a . c . oehlschlager , b . d . johnston , j . org . chem . 1987 , 52 , 940 - 943 ; ( b ) s . d . burke , n . muller , c . m . beaudry , org . lett . 1999 , 1 , 1827 - 1829 ; ( c ) s .- g . kim , t .- h . park , b . j . kim , tetrahedron lett . 2006 , 47 , 6369 - 6372 ; ( d ) s . singh , p . j . guiry , j . org . chem . 2009 , 74 , 5758 - 5761 ; for syntheses relying on stoichiometric chiral reagents , see ( e ) r . bernardi , c . fuganti , p . grasselli , tetrahedron lett . 1981 , 22 , 4021 - 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1765 ; ( q ) v . cere , c . mazzini , c . paolucci , s . pollicino , a . fava , j . org . chem . 1993 , 58 , 4567 - 4571 ; ( r ) j . a . soderquist , a . m . rane , tetrahedron lett . 1993 , 34 , 5031 - 5034 ; ( s ) a . gypser , m . flasche , h . d . scharf , liebigs ann . chem . 1994 , 775 - 780 ; ( t ) m . j . kim , g . b . choi , j . y . kim , h . j . kim , tetrahedron lett . 1995 , 36 , 6253 - 6256 ; ( u ) s . vettel , c . lutz , p . knochel , synlett 1996 , 731 - 733 ; ( v ) j . k . gallos , l . c . kyradjoglou , t . v . koftis , heterocycles 2001 , 55 , 781 - 784 ; ( w ) h .- y . lee , y . jung , h . moon , bull . korean chem . soc . 2009 , 30 , 771 - 772 ). (+)- endo - brevicomin is a male produced component of the attractive pheromone system of dendroctonus frontalis ( southern pine beetle ), a tree - killing insect found in southern north america and central america ( see r . m . silverstein , r . g . brownlee , t . e . bellas , d . l . wood , l . e . browne , science 1968 , 159 , 889 - 891 ). it was envisioned that arocm of 10 with 4 - penten - 2 - ol would set the relative and absolute stereochemistry in the synthesis of (+)- endo brevicomin . an expedient three - step synthesis of (+)- endo brevicomin was accomplished featuring the arocm of 10 with racemic 16 to afford 17 ( 91 % z ) in 85 % yield as an inconsequential mixture of diastereomers ( scheme 5 ). the mixture of epimeric alcohols was cleanly oxidized to the desired ketone by dess - martin periodinane in 88 % yield . z - 18 was obtained in 95 % ee , indicating high enantioselectivity in the arocm reaction . hydrogenation of z - 18 in acidic methanol resulted in concomitant reduction of the alkenes , hydrogenolysis of the benzyl groups and cyclization to form (+)- endo brevicomin in 67 % yield in a one - pot transformation ( the absolute configurations of the arocm products in this study were assigned by analogy to 19 and 21 ). it was envisioned that the synthetic utility of the 1 , 5 - dienes produced in the arocm of cyclobutenes could be further underscored by chemoselective functionalization of the two alkenes . for example , the introduction of additional hydroxyl groups would enable the rapid synthesis of monosaccharides . in this fashion , a succinct and highly enantioselective synthesis of biologically relevant monosaccharides could function as a robust route to starting materials for complex polysaccharides . the synthesis of ribose derivative 21 was carried out to demonstrate the conversion of arocm products such as 15 into useful monosaccharides ( scheme 6 ). dihydroxylation of z - 15f catalyzed by oso 4 afforded a 66 % yield of differentially protected pentanol 20 in 9 : 1 dr ( see ( a ) j . k . cha , w . j . christ , y . kishi , tetrahedron lett . 1983 , 24 , 3943 - 3946 ; ( b ) w . j . christ , j . k . cha , y . kishi , tetrahedron lett . 1983 , 24 , 3947 - 3950 ). ozonolysis of the remaining double bond afforded the differentially protected l - ribose lactol , which was isolated as methyl glycoside 21 in 47 % yield over two steps ( see ( a ) r . r . schmidt , a . gohl , chem . ber . 1979 , 112 , 1689 - 1704 ; ( b ) p . a . wender , f . c . bi , n . buschmann , f . gosselin , c . kan , j .- m . kee , h . ohmura , org . lett . 2006 , 8 , 5373 - 5376 ). it is hypothesized that a broader collection of monosaccharides will be accessible from the arocm products by the modification of this synthetic sequence . it was proposed that in addition to employing a catalyst with the large chelating adamantyl group ( e . g . catalyst 4 ), further steric bulk could be installed by modification of the x - type ligand . in order to better understand how the x - type ligand affected the enantioselectivity , complexes 22a - h were prepared by ligand exchange from iodide 1 . this reaction proceeded rapidly and afforded products of sufficient purity after concentration , re - dissolution in benzene , and filtration through a short plug of celite ( scheme 7 ). complexes containing achiral carboxylates ( 22a - c ) and enantiopure carboxylates ( 22d - h ) were obtained ( scheme 8 ). two of the novel catalysts depicted in scheme 8 were employed in ring opening cross metathesis reactions ( see schemes x and x ). while the o - methyl mandelate derived catalyst 22e afforded 57 % yield of highly z product , the enantioselectivity was modest ( 28 %) ( scheme 9 ). the catalyst derived from l - n - acetyl alanine ( 221 ) afforded the ring opening cross product with & gt ; 95 % z - selectivity and in 84 % ee ( scheme 10 ). nitrate 4 catalyzed the arocm of benzonorbornadiene ( 23 ) with allyl acetate ( 6 ) in 55 % yield , 76 % z - selectivity , while both z and e isomers had & gt ; 98 % ee ( see scheme 11 ). arocm of substrate 25 , bearing the 7 - syn benzyloxy substituent , afforded 26 as a mixture of isomers favoring the e product ( 18 : 85 z / e ratio ) in 94 % and 93 % ee ( z and e isomers respectively ) ( see scheme 12 ). it is to be understood that while the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof , that the description above as well as the examples that follow are intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention . other aspects , advantages , and modifications within the scope of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains . in the following examples , efforts have been made to ensure accuracy with respect to numbers used ( e . g ., amounts , temperature , etc .) but some experimental error and deviation should be accounted for . unless indicated otherwise , temperature is in degrees c . and pressure is at or near atmospheric . the examples are to be considered as not being limiting of the invention as described herein and are instead provided as representative examples of the catalyst compounds of the invention , the methods that may be used in their preparation , and the methods of using the inventive catalysts . all reactions were carried out in dry glassware under an argon atmosphere using standard schlenk line techniques or in a vacuum atmospheres glovebox under nitrogen atmosphere . all solvents were purified by passage through solvent purification columns and further degassed with argon ( see pangborn , a . b . ; giardello , m . a . ; grubbs , r . h . ; rosen , r . k . ; timmers , f . j ., organometallics 1996 , 15 , 1518 - 1520 ). nmr solvents for air - sensitive compounds were degassed by sparging with nitrogen and passed through a solvent purification column prior to use . commercially available reagents were used as received unless otherwise noted . substrates in the liquid state were degassed with argon and passed through a plug of neutral alumina prior to use . solid substrates were used after purification by silica gel column chromatography . silica gel used for the purification of transition metal complexes was dried at 220 ° c . and 100 mtorr for 24 h prior to use . standard nmr spectroscopy experiments were conducted on a varian inova 500 ( 1 h : 500 mhz , 13 c : 125 mhz ) spectrometer . chemical shifts are referenced to the residual solvent peak ( cdcl 3 or c 6 d 6 ) multiplicity is reported as follows : ( s : singlet , d : doublet , t : triplet : q : quartet , br : broad , m : multiplet ). spectra were analyzed and processed using mestrenova . gas chromatography data was obtained using an agilent 6850 fid gas chromatograph equipped with an agilent hp - 5 5 % phenyl methyl siloxane capillary column ( j & amp ; w scientific ). gc instrument conditions : inlet temperature — 250 ° c . ; detector temperature — 300 ° c . ; hydrogen flow — 30 ml / min ; air flow — 400 ml / min ; makeup flow — 25 ml / min . gc method : 50 ° c . for 1 min , then temperature ramp ( 35 ° c ./ min ) for 7 min to 300 ° c . followed by an isothermal period at 300 ° c . for 3 min . chiral gas chromatography was carried out on an agilent 6850 fid gas chromatograph equipped with an agilent gta column . gc instrument conditions : inlet temperature — 180 ° c . ; detector temperature — 250 ° c . ; hydrogen flow — 32 ml / min ; air flow — 400 ml / min ; makeup flow — 30 ml / min . gc method : 80 ° c . for 12 min , isocratic . high - resolution mass spectra ( hrms ) data was obtained on a jeol msroute mass spectrometer using fab +, ei +, or maldi - tof methods . analytical sfc data was obtained on a mettler sfc supercritical co 2 analytical chromatography system equipped with chiracel od - h , oj - h or chirapak ad - h columns ( 4 . 6 mm × 25 cm ). column temperature was maintained at 40 ° c . preparative hplc was conducted on an agilent hplc system equipped with chiral technologies chiralpak ad - h column ( 21 × 250 mm ) optical rotations were measured on a jasco p - 2000 polarimeter using a 100 mm path - length cell at 589 nm . ( s )- phenylmethoxy acetic acid ( 0 . 2 g , 1 . 2 mmol , 2 equiv .) was added to a stirring suspension of silver oxide ( 0 . 14 g , 0 . 6 mmol , 1 equiv .) in 5 ml deionized water shielded from light . the reaction was vigorously stirred for 3 h , at which time a light gray precipitate had formed . the mixture was filtered and washed with water , methanol , and hexanes . the resultant solid was dried under vacuum overnight while shielded from light to provide 0 . 264 g ( 0 . 971 mmol , 81 % yield ) of silver carboxylate 2 . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ 7 . 41 - 7 . 36 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 30 - 7 . 25 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 25 - 7 . 19 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 64 ( s , 1h ), 3 . 28 ( s , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ 173 . 7 , 139 . 8 , 127 . 7 , 127 . 2 , 126 . 9 , 84 . 9 , 56 . 5 . hrms ( maldi - tof ) calculated for c 9 h 9 o 3 [ m − ag ] − : 165 . 0552 . found 165 . 0553 . ruthenium iodide 1 ( 0 . 150 g , 0 . 215 mmol ) and silver carboxylate 2 ( 0 . 117 g , 0 . 430 mmol , 2 equiv .) were added to a round bottom flask in a glovebox . thf ( 5 ml ) was then added , and the suspension stirred for 1 . 5 h , at which time the color had changed from dark brown to purple . the mixture was concentrated and redissolved in benzene . the suspension was filtered through celite and subsequently concentrated to afford a 1 : 1 mixture of carboxylates , 3 and 3 ′ ( 153 mg , 0 . 209 mmol , 97 % yield ). pure carboxylate 3 ( 70 . 8 mg , 0 . 097 mmol , 90 % of theoretical yield ) was isolated by flash chromatography ( 2 cm × 19 cm , 50 % ether / pentane eluent ) under an inert atmosphere . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , c 6 d 6 ) δ 14 . 90 ( s , 1h ), 7 . 53 - 7 . 48 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 39 ( dd , j = 7 . 5 , 1 . 7 hz , 1h ), 7 . 19 - 7 . 13 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 05 - 6 . 99 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 97 - 6 . 92 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 92 - 6 . 89 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 85 - 6 . 79 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 54 ( d , j = 8 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 51 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 23 ( s , 1h ), 4 . 12 ( s , 1h ), 3 . 49 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 41 - 3 . 35 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 34 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 30 - 3 . 24 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 19 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 45 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 43 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 42 - 2 . 39 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 26 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 18 - 2 . 08 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 03 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 00 - 1 . 93 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 83 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 64 ( br , 1h ), 1 . 59 - 1 . 52 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 49 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 45 - 1 . 38 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 24 ( d , j = 6 . 5 hz , 3h ), 1 . 17 - 1 . 06 ( m , 2h ), 0 . 64 - 0 . 56 ( m , 1h ), 0 . 39 ( d , j = 6 . 2 hz , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , c 6 d 6 ) δ 258 . 6 , 214 . 9 , 177 . 3 , 154 . 4 , 143 . 7 , 139 . 2 , 138 . 0 , 137 . 9 , 137 . 0 , 136 . 3 , 129 . 5 , 129 . 5 , 128 . 5 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 4 , 125 . 5 , 123 . 0 , 122 . 9 , 113 . 3 , 84 . 9 , 74 . 4 , 69 . 2 , 62 . 9 , 56 . 5 , 51 . 5 , 43 . 3 , 41 . 5 , 40 . 6 , 38 . 2 , 38 . 0 , 37 . 2 , 33 . 6 , 31 . 1 , 29 . 9 , 21 . 2 , 21 . 2 , 19 . 5 , 18 . 9 , 18 . 8 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 41 h 49 o 4 run 2 [ m − h − ]: 735 . 2736 . found 735 . 2757 . the crystal structure of complex 3 is shown below in fig2 , ( details are included in tables 6 - 7 ). to a solution of ruthenium carboxylate 3 ( 56 . 5 mg , 0 . 0769 mmol ) in 5 ml thf was added para - toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate ( 14 . 6 mg , 0 . 0769 mmol , 1 equiv .) to instantly afford a green / blue solution . sodium nitrate ( 32 . 7 mg , 0 . 384 mmol , 5 equiv .) was added and then methanol was added dropwise until the solution turned purple . the purple solution was allowed to stir for 15 min ., at which time it was concentrated . the resultant crude mixture was redissolved in thf , filtered through celite , and concentrated . elution through a silica gel plug afforded pure nitrate 4 ( 21 mg , 0 . 033 mmol , 43 % yield ), which was spectroscopically identical to the previously reported complex ( see keitz , b . k . ; endo , k . ; patel , p . r . ; herbert , m . b . ; grubbs , r . h . j . am . chem . soc . 2012 , 134 , 693 ). substrates for arocm were synthesized as previously reported in the literature : 5 ( see wang , l . ; rajanbabu , t . v . j . org . chem . 2010 , 75 , 7636 ) and starting materials to generate 9a ( see r . alder chem . ber . 1955 , 88 , 407 - 416 ), 9b ( see takebayashi , s . ; john , j . m . ; bergens , s . h . j . am . chem . soc . 2010 , 132 , 12832 - 12834 ), 9d ( see tiede , s . ; berger , a . ; schlesiger , d . ; rost , d . ; lühl , a . ; blechert , s . angew . chem ., int . ed . 2010 , 49 , 3972 - 3975 ), 9e ( see van veldhuizen , j . j . ; garber , s . b . ; kingsbury , j . s . ; hoveyda , a . h . j . am . chem . soc . 2002 , 124 , 4954 - 4955 ) were synthesized according to the provided references . in a glovebox , norbornene 7 ( 33 mg , 0 . 1 mmol , 1 equiv ) and allyl acetate ( 70 mg , 0 . 7 mmol , 7 equiv ) were dissolved in 0 . 15 ml thf . to this solution was added 50 μl of a stock solution ( 0 . 02 m in thf ) of catalyst 4 . the reaction vial was capped and stirred for 1 h and then quenched with an excess of ethyl vinyl ether . the reaction mixture was concentrated and z / e ratios were determined by 500 mhz 1 h nmr ( products 7 , 8a - e ) or gc ( products 9a - e ). the crude was subjected to flash chromatography or preparative tlc to afford the desired arocm product ( 7 , 27 . 9 mg , 64 % yield , 95 : 5 z / e , 93 % ee ). pure products were submitted to analytical sfc to determine ee . characterization data for arocm product benzyl ether 7 , 64 % yield , 95 % z . [ α ] d 25 + 36 . 6 ° ( c = 1 . 39 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 36 - 7 . 27 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 85 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 1 , 8 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 65 ( t , j = 10 . 7 hz , 1h ), 5 . 48 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 99 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 2 . 1 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 92 ( ddd , j = 10 . 2 , 2 . 1 , 0 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 66 ( ddd , j = 12 . 7 , 7 . 4 , 1 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 55 ( ddd , j = 12 . 6 , 6 . 4 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 38 ( dd , j = 11 . 8 , 2 . 3 hz , 2h ), 4 . 35 ( d , j = 11 . 8 hz , 2h ), 3 . 53 - 3 . 37 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 16 - 3 . 00 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 82 - 2 . 68 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 49 - 2 . 37 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 03 ( s , 3h ), 1 . 98 ( dt , j = 12 . 9 , 8 . 2 hz , 1h ), 1 . 64 - 1 . 53 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 171 . 1 , 140 . 5 , 138 . 6 , 138 . 6 , 137 . 6 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 6 , 123 . 2 , 114 . 6 , 73 . 4 , 73 . 3 , 68 . 8 , 68 . 6 , 60 . 6 , 45 . 9 , 45 . 8 , 45 . 6 , 38 . 8 , 38 . 7 , 21 . 2 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 21 h 27 o 3 [ m − obn ]: 327 . 1960 . found 327 . 1966 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 23 . 467 bv 9 . 5111 1044 . 70398 30 . 53812 49 . 8296 2 25 . 004 vb 0 . 5167 1051 . 84814 28 . 89583 50 . 1704 totals : 2096 . 55212 59 . 43396 characterization data for arocm product carbamate 8a , 41 % yield , 95 % z . [ α ] d 25 + 25 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 50 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 36 - 7 . 27 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 84 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 2 , 8 . 2 hz , 1h ), 5 . 51 ( t , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 5 . 45 - 5 . 33 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 98 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 2 . 1 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 92 ( ddd , j = 10 . 2 , 2 . 1 , 0 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 71 ( s , 1h ), 4 . 44 - 4 . 32 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 83 - 3 . 64 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 52 - 3 . 37 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 07 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 78 - 2 . 66 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 51 - 2 . 33 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 97 ( dt , j = 12 . 9 , 8 . 2 hz , 1h ), 1 . 54 - 1 . 48 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 43 ( s , 9h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 155 . 9 , 140 . 3 , 138 . 6 , 138 . 5 , 135 . 9 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 7 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 6 , 125 . 6 , 114 . 6 , 73 . 3 , 73 . 2 , 68 . 8 , 68 . 6 , 46 . 0 , 45 . 8 , 45 . 8 , 38 . 6 , 38 . 2 , 37 . 6 , 28 . 6 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 31 h 41 o 4 n [ m +]: 491 . 3036 . found 491 . 3038 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 16 . 314 bb 0 . 4076 2501 . 07446 93 . 63906 51 . 1753 2 19 . 228 bba 0 . 4768 2386 . 19580 76 . 72945 48 . 8247 totals : 4887 . 27026 170 . 36851 characterization data for arocm product ester 8b , 65 % yield , 95 % z , ee was determined on derivative s1 . [ α ] d 25 + 31 . 8 ° ( c = 1 . 53 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 35 - 7 . 26 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 86 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 1 , 8 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 46 - 5 . 37 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 35 - 5 . 26 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 97 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 2 . 2 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 90 ( ddd , j = 10 . 1 , 2 . 2 , 0 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 44 - 4 . 32 ( m , 4h ), 4 . 12 ( q , j = 7 . 1 hz , 2h ), 3 . 52 - 3 . 38 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 12 - 2 . 99 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 79 - 2 . 68 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 55 - 2 . 24 ( m , 6h ), 1 . 96 ( dt , j = 12 . 8 , 8 . 2 hz , 1h ), 1 . 58 - 1 . 48 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 25 ( t , j = 7 . 1 hz , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 173 . 3 , 140 . 9 , 138 . 7 , 138 . 7 , 133 . 5 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 5 , 114 . 3 , 73 . 32 , 73 . 30 , 68 . 9 , 68 . 8 , 60 . 4 , 45 . 8 , 45 . 7 , 45 . 6 , 38 . 8 , 38 . 6 , 34 . 7 , 23 . 1 , 14 . 4 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 30 h 38 o 4 [ m +]: 462 . 2770 . found 462 . 2758 . ester 8b was treated with excess dibal at 23 ° c . for 2 h to afford 76 % yield of alcohol s1 after workup and silica gel chromatography . [ α ] d 25 + 31 . 3 ° ( c = 1 . 05 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 37 - 7 . 27 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 86 ( ddd , j = 17 . 9 , 10 . 0 , 8 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 46 - 5 . 29 ( m , 2h ), 4 . 98 ( dd , j = 17 . 2 , 1 . 9 hz , 1h ), 4 . 91 ( dd , j = 10 . 1 , 2 . 0 hz , 1h ), 4 . 48 - 4 . 31 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 60 ( t , j = 6 . 4 hz , 2h ), 3 . 46 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 06 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 74 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 43 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 12 ( q , j = 7 . 3 hz , 2h ), 1 . 97 ( dt , j = 12 . 7 , 8 . 2 hz , 1h ), 1 . 68 - 1 . 47 ( m , 3h ), 1 . 44 ( s , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 140 . 8 , 138 . 7 , 138 . 6 , 132 . 8 , 129 . 1 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 3 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 6 , 114 . 3 , 73 . 32 , 73 . 31 , 73 . 28 , 69 . 0 , 68 . 8 , 62 . 6 , 45 . 7 , 45 . 6 , 38 . 8 , 38 . 5 , 32 . 7 , 23 . 8 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 28 h 37 o 3 [ m + h ]: 421 . 2743 . found 421 . 2746 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime type width area height area # ( min ) ( min ) ( mau * s ) ( mau ) % 1 9 . 363 bb 0 . 2835 837 . 48871 44 . 92727 49 . 7025 2 10 . 229 bb 0 . 3081 847 . 51575 41 . 18006 50 . 2975 totals : 1685 . 00446 86 . 10733 characterization data for arocm product benzyl ether 8c , 51 % yield , 95 % z . [ α ] d 25 + 32 . 9 ° ( c = 1 . 23 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 42 - 7 . 22 ( m , 10h ), 7 . 08 ( d , j = 8 . 2 hz , 2h ), 6 . 82 ( d , j = 8 . 7 hz , 2h ), 5 . 89 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 50 ( dd , j = 6 . 5 , 2 . 5 hz , 2h ), 5 . 00 ( d , j = 17 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 92 ( d , j = 10 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 48 - 4 . 33 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 78 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 60 - 3 . 44 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 39 ( dd , j = 15 . 6 , 5 . 8 hz , 1h ), 3 . 29 ( dd , j = 15 . 6 , 5 . 3 hz , 1h ), 3 . 17 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 77 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 58 - 2 . 37 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 02 ( dt , j = 12 . 7 , 8 . 1 hz , 1h ), 1 . 67 - 1 . 55 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 157 . 9 , 140 . 9 , 138 . 7 , 138 . 69 , 133 . 3 , 132 . 7 , 129 . 3 , 128 . 6 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 0 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 57 , 114 . 3 , 113 . 9 , 73 . 35 , 73 . 33 , 69 . 0 , 68 . 9 , 55 . 4 , 45 . 8 , 45 . 76 , 45 . 74 , 45 . 7 , 38 . 9 , 38 . 7 , 32 . 8 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 33 h 39 o 3 [ m + h ]: 483 . 2899 . found 483 . 2878 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 5 . 678 bv 0 . 1849 4131 . 27295 328 . 10538 49 . 8705 2 6 . 289 vb 0 . 2028 4152 . 73145 297 . 64392 50 . 1295 totals : 8284 . 00439 625 . 74930 characterization data for arocm product boronic ester 8d , 48 % yield , 95 % z . [ α ] d 25 + 12 . 8 ° ( c = 0 . 85 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 35 - 7 . 26 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 88 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 1 , 8 . 5 hz , 1h ), 5 . 54 - 5 . 43 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 41 - 5 . 32 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 97 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 2 . 2 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 89 ( ddd , j = 10 . 1 , 2 . 2 , 0 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 39 ( dd , j = 11 . 8 , 3 . 9 hz , 2h ), 4 . 34 ( dd , j = 11 . 8 , 3 . 8 hz , 2h ), 3 . 54 - 3 . 41 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 02 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 81 - 2 . 65 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 51 - 2 . 33 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 97 ( dt , j = 12 . 9 , 8 . 2 hz , 1h ), 1 . 76 - 1 . 59 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 57 - 1 . 49 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 23 ( s , 12h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 141 . 2 , 138 . 8 , 132 . 0 , 128 . 4 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 51 , 127 . 50 , 124 . 3 , 114 . 0 , 83 . 3 , 73 . 3 , 73 . 26 , 69 . 1 , 69 . 0 , 45 . 70 , 45 . 68 , 45 . 3 , 38 . 7 , 38 . 6 , 24 . 92 , 24 . 89 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 32 h 43 o 4 b [ m +]: 502 . 3254 . found 502 . 3252 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 21 . 313 bb 0 . 4859 1988 . 34473 61 . 38202 48 . 5113 2 223 . 201 bb 0 . 5323 2110 . 38379 58 . 03347 51 . 4887 totals : 4098 . 72852 119 . 41549 characterization data for arocm product benzyl ether 8e , 62 % yield , 95 % z . [ α ] d 25 + 28 . 7 ° ( c = 1 . 3 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 35 - 7 . 25 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 87 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 1 , 8 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 39 - 5 . 28 ( m , 2h ), 4 . 97 ( ddd , j = 17 . 2 , 2 . 2 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 89 ( ddd , j = 10 . 2 , 2 . 2 , 0 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 42 - 4 . 34 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 55 - 3 . 39 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 10 - 2 . 93 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 74 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 46 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 38 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 12 - 1 . 84 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 52 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 35 - 1 . 24 ( m , 5h ), 0 . 94 - 0 . 81 ( m , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 141 . 1 , 138 . 8 , 131 . 9 , 130 . 2 , 128 . 40 , 128 . 38 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 95 , 127 . 94 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 5 , 114 . 1 , 73 . 3 , 73 . 3 , 69 . 1 , 68 . 9 , 45 . 7 , 45 . 6 , 38 . 9 , 38 . 7 , 32 . 2 , 27 . 3 , 22 . 5 , 14 . 2 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 29 h 38 o 2 [ m +]: 418 . 2872 . found 418 . 2856 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 10 . 200 mm 0 . 4618 2528 . 33081 91 . 24889 51 . 9762 2 12 . 974 mm 0 . 5422 2336 . 07202 71 . 80923 48 . 0238 totals : 4864 . 40283 163 . 05812 characterization data for arocm product triacetate 9a , 45 % yield , 97 % z . [ α ] d 25 + 23 . 9 ° ( c = 0 . 58 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 5 . 80 ( ddd , j = 17 . 0 , 10 . 3 , 8 . 0 hz , 1h ), 5 . 62 - 5 . 52 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 04 ( ddd , j = 11 . 9 , 1 . 8 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 5 . 02 ( ddd , j = 5 . 1 , 1 . 8 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 71 - 4 . 65 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 60 - 4 . 55 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 14 - 3 . 97 ( m , 4h ), 3 . 15 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 87 - 2 . 76 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 51 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 12 ( dt , j = 13 . 4 , 8 . 3 hz , 1h ), 2 . 06 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 03 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 03 ( s , 3h ), 1 . 49 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 171 . 1 , 170 . 97 , 170 . 94 , 138 . 8 , 136 . 0 , 124 . 8 , 115 . 9 , 62 . 8 , 62 . 7 , 60 . 3 , 45 . 2 , 44 . 6 , 44 . 3 , 38 . 2 , 37 . 7 , 21 . 2 , 21 . 1 . hrms ( ei ) calculated for c 18 h 26 o 6 [ m +]: 338 . 1729 . found 338 . 1737 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 6 . 037 bb 0 . 1736 201 . 35269 18 . 13161 45 . 1499 2 7 . 186 bb 0 . 1999 244 . 61229 19 . 04047 54 . 8501 totals : 445 . 96498 37 . 17208 characterization data for arocm product imide 9b . the standard conditions were modified to employ 3 mol % of 4 for 5 h . 63 % yield , 94 % z . [ α ] d 25 + 14 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 28 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 48 - 7 . 43 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 40 - 7 . 35 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 26 - 7 . 23 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 06 ( ddd , j = 17 . 4 , 10 . 0 , 7 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 83 - 5 . 76 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 76 - 5 . 69 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 17 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 15 - 5 . 13 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 74 - 4 . 70 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 70 - 4 . 66 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 46 - 3 . 30 ( m , 3h ), 3 . 12 - 3 . 01 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 07 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 04 - 1 . 97 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 48 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 175 . 6 , 175 . 5 , 141 . 1 , 136 . 1 , 132 . 7 , 131 . 9 , 129 . 2 , 128 . 7 , 126 . 5 , 116 . 3 , 60 . 1 , 49 . 3 , 48 . 9 , 46 . 6 , 40 . 4 , 37 . 3 , 21 . 2 . hrms ( ei ) calculated for c 20 h 21 o 4 n [ m +]: 339 . 1471 . found 339 . 1473 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 11 . 263 bb 0 . 4040 1182 . 51379 44 . 22358 50 . 6270 2 12 . 608 bb 0 . 4544 1153 . 22241 38 . 40098 49 . 3730 totals : 2335 . 73621 82 . 62455 characterization data for arocm product anhydride 9c , 58 % yield , 98 % z . the ee of anhydride 9c produced by chiral catalyst 4 was measured on derivative s2 . [ α ] d 25 + 1 . 74 ° ( c = 0 . 73 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 5 . 93 ( ddd , j = 17 . 0 , 10 . 4 , 7 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 76 ( ddd , j = 10 . 9 , 7 . 1 , 1h ), 5 . 67 ( ddd , j = 11 . 1 , 9 . 9 , 1h ), 5 . 20 ( ddd , j = 6 . 3 , 1 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 17 ( ddd , j = 12 . 8 , 1 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 68 ( ddd , j = 12 . 8 , 6 . 9 , 1 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 63 ( ddd , j = 12 . 8 , 7 . 2 , 1 . 2 hz , 1h ), 3 . 55 - 3 . 46 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 42 - 3 . 33 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 11 - 2 . 97 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 06 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 06 - 2 . 00 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 41 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 171 . 0 , 170 . 6 , 170 . 5 , 134 . 7 , 131 . 4 , 126 . 7 , 117 . 6 , 59 . 8 , 49 . 69 , 49 . 68 , 49 . 51 , 49 . 50 , 47 . 0 , 40 . 7 , 37 . 6 , 21 . 1 . hrms ( ei ) calculated for c 14 h 16 o 5 [ m +]: 264 . 0998 . found 264 . 0989 . characterization data for arocm product imide s2 . anhydride 9c was treated with p - bromo aniline ( xylenes , reflux , 20 h , 60 % yield ) to afford the imide s2 . [ α ] d 25 + 12 . 5 ° ( c = 0 . 28 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 63 - 7 . 53 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 19 - 7 . 09 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 12 - 5 . 96 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 79 - 5 . 68 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 17 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 14 ( ddd , j = 5 . 9 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 73 - 4 . 69 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 69 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 47 - 3 . 29 ( m , 3h ), 3 . 13 - 3 . 00 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 07 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 05 - 1 . 96 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 50 - 1 . 37 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 175 . 3 , 175 . 1 , 171 . 0 , 135 . 9 , 132 . 5 , 132 . 4 , 130 . 9 , 128 . 0 , 125 . 8 , 122 . 5 , 116 . 4 , 60 . 1 , 49 . 3 , 48 . 9 , 46 . 5 , 40 . 4 , 37 . 2 , 21 . 2 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 20 h 21 o 4 n 81 br [ m + h ]: 420 . 0633 . found 420 . 0624 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 20 . 134 vv 0 . 6044 1900 . 42920 38 . 59682 48 . 6923 2 21 . 922 cb 0 . 5698 2002 . 50818 42 . 03310 51 . 3077 totals : 3902 . 93738 80 . 62992 in order to determine the absolute configuration of arocm products , imides s2 ( major product ) and ent - s2 ( minor product ) were separated by preparative chiral hplc to afford pure samples (& gt ; 99 % e . e .) of each enantiomer . the acetate of imide ent - s2 was removed and the resultant alcohol was acylated with p - nitro benzoyl chloride to give imide ent - s3 . [ α ] d 25 - 34 ° ( c = 0 . 09 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 33 - 8 . 27 ( m , 2h ), 8 . 25 - 8 . 18 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 61 - 7 . 55 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 19 - 7 . 13 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 14 - 5 . 97 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 90 - 5 . 82 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 19 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 16 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 02 - 4 . 99 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 44 ( m , 3h ), 3 . 09 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 11 - 2 . 00 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 50 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 175 . 2 , 175 . 1 , 175 . 0 , 135 . 85 , 135 . 83 , 133 . 5 , 132 . 4 , 130 . 9 , 128 . 9 , 128 . 8 , 128 . 0 , 125 . 1 , 123 . 7 , 122 . 6 , 116 . 5 , 61 . 4 , 49 . 4 , 48 . 9 , 46 . 6 , 40 . 5 , 37 . 3 . the crystal structure of ent - s3 is shown below in fig3 , ( details are included in tables 8 - 9 ). characterization data for arocm product aryl ether s4 . the acetate of aryl ether 9e was removed and the resultant alcohol was acylated with p - nitro benzoyl chloride to afford s4 and s5 , which were separable by ptlc . [ α ] d 25 - 61 . 96 ° ( c = 0 . 23 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 30 - 8 . 21 ( m , 2h ), 8 . 14 - 8 . 05 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 43 ( d , j = 8 . 2 hz , 2h ), 6 . 91 ( d , j = 8 . 8 hz , 2h ), 5 . 85 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 3 , 7 . 8 hz , 1h ), 5 . 78 - 5 . 66 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 10 ( ddd , j = 17 . 2 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 05 ( dd , j = 10 . 3 , 1 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 98 ( dd , j = 12 . 7 , 6 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 80 ( dd , j = 12 . 6 , 5 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 28 ( t , j = 5 . 9 hz , 1h ), 3 . 19 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 86 - 2 . 76 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 17 - 2 . 00 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 75 - 1 . 64 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 64 - 1 . 57 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 164 . 6 , 139 . 2 , 137 . 5 , 135 . 6 , 130 . 8 , 126 . 8 , 124 . 3 , 123 . 6 , 116 . 0 , 115 . 9 , 89 . 2 , 61 . 8 , 49 . 9 , 44 . 8 , 30 . 1 , 29 . 1 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 24 h 22 o 5 nf 3 [ m +]: 461 . 1450 . found 461 . 1449 . signal 2 : dad1 b , sig = 235 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 5 . 863 bv 0 . 1692 2310 . 27148 202 . 36076 49 . 8647 2 6 . 896 vv 0 . 2010 2322 . 81299 172 . 60132 50 . 1353 totals : 4633 . 08447 374 . 96208 [ α ] d 25 + 13 . 44 ° ( c = 0 . 12 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 31 - 8 . 26 ( m , 2h ), 8 . 20 - 8 . 15 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 46 ( d , j = 8 . 3 hz , 1h ), 6 . 93 ( d , j = 8 . 2 hz , 2h ), 5 . 91 ( dd , j = 15 . 4 , 8 . 0 hz , 1h ), 5 . 85 ( ddd , j = 17 . 2 , 10 . 3 , 7 . 8 hz , 1h ), 5 . 75 ( ddd , j = 15 . 4 , 6 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 09 ( dd , j = 17 . 2 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 08 - 5 . 01 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 81 ( br , 1h ), 4 . 79 ( br , 1h ), 4 . 31 ( t , j = 5 . 6 hz , 1h ), 2 . 82 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 05 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 72 - 1 . 61 ( m , 2h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 164 . 5 , 139 . 4 , 138 . 0 , 130 . 8 , 126 . 8 , 124 . 4 , 123 . 7 , 116 . 2 , 115 . 7 , 88 . 6 , 66 . 3 , 49 . 8 , 49 . 1 , 29 . 2 , 29 . 1 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 24 h 22 o 5 nf 3 [ m +]: 461 . 1450 . found 461 . 1460 . signal 2 : dad1 b , sig = 235 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 6 . 073 fm 0 . 2053 2256 . 75928 183 . 23097 51 . 8365 2 6 . 550 mf 0 . 2055 2096 . 85425 170 . 07474 48 . 1635 totals : 4353 . 61353 353 . 30571 substrates for arocm were synthesized as previously reported in the literature : substrate 10 ( see w . kirmse , f . scheidt , h - j . vater , j . am . chem . soc ., 1978 , 100 , 3945 ), substrate 13a ( see a . h . hoveyda , p . j . lombardi , r . v . o &# 39 ; brien , a . r . zhugralin , j . am . chem . soc . 2009 , 131 , 8378 ), substrate 13b ( see ( a ) t . mukaiyama , n . iwasawa , chem . lett . 1984 , 753 - 756 ; ( b ) d . a . evans , j . r . gage , j . l . leighton , a . s . kim , j . org . chem . 1992 , 57 , 1961 - 1963 ; ( c ) w . notz , b . list , j . am . chem . soc . 2000 , 122 , 7386 - 7387 ; ( d ) m . t . crimmins , p . j . mcdougall , org . lett . 2003 , 5 , 591 - 594 ; ( e ) a . b . northrup , d . w . c . macmillan , science 2004 , 305 , 1752 - 1755 ; ( f ) a . b . northrup , i . k . mangion , f . hettche , d . w . c . macmillan , angew . chem . 2004 , 116 , 2204 - 2206 ; angew . chem ., int . ed . 2004 , 43 , 2152 - 2154 ; ( g ) s . e . denmark , w .- j . chung , angew . chem . 2008 , 120 , 1916 - 1918 ; angew . chem ., int . ed . 2008 , 47 , 1890 - 1892 ), substrate 13c ( see r . gandolfi , m . ratti , l . toma , c . de micheli , heterocycles 1979 , 12 , 897 ), substrate 13d ( see a . h . hoveyda , r . khan , m . kashif , p . j . lombardi , r . v . o &# 39 ; brien , s . torker , a . r . zhugralin , j . am . chem . soc . 2012 , 134 , 12438 ) were synthesized according to the provided references . catalyst 4 was synthesized as previously reported ( see j . hartung , r . h . grubbs , j . am . chem . soc . 2013 , 135 , 10183 ). in a glovebox , cyclobutene 10 ( 26 . 6 mg , 0 . 1 mmol , 1 equiv ) and allyl benzoate ( 14b , 113 mg , 0 . 7 mmol , 7 equiv ) were dissolved in 0 . 15 ml thf . to this solution was added 50 μl of a stock solution ( 0 . 02 m in thf ) of catalyst 4 . the reaction vial was capped and stirred for 1 . 5 h and then quenched with an excess of ethyl vinyl ether . the reaction mixture was concentrated and z / e ratios were determined by 500 mhz 1 h nmr ( products 15a - c , 15e - k ) or gc ( product 12 ). the crude was subjected to flash chromatography or preparative tlc to afford the desired arocm product ( 15f , 25 . 9 mg , 61 % isolated yield , 88 : 12 z / e , 97 % ee ( z ), 88 % ee ( e )). pure products ( or e / z mixtures in the case of 15i , and e - 15j ) were submitted to analytical sfc to determine enantiomer excess . characterization data for arocm product acetate 12 , 79 % yield ( gc ), 85 % z . z - 12 . [ α ] d 25 - 9 . 34 ° ( c = 0 . 52 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 37 - 7 . 24 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 88 - 5 . 77 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 5 . 71 - 5 . 64 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 34 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 29 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 64 ( ab d , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 63 ( ab d , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 61 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 51 - 4 . 46 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 45 ( ab d , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 43 ( ab d , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 21 ( ddd , j = 9 . 1 , 5 . 0 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 3 . 87 ( dd , j = 7 . 5 , 5 . 0 hz , 1h ), 2 . 04 ( s , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 170 . 8 , 138 . 6 , 138 . 4 , 135 . 5 , 131 . 9 , 128 . 5 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 4 , 127 . 8 , 127 . 7 , 127 . 7 , 127 . 5 , 119 . 2 , 82 . 2 , 76 . 6 , 70 . 7 , 70 . 6 , 60 . 8 , 21 . 1 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 23 h 27 o 4 [ m + h ]: 367 . 1909 . found 367 . 1904 . separation conditions for z - 12 : oj - h , 5 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 95 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 7 . 607 vv 0 . 4141 5907 . 10059 216 . 66869 49 . 4689 2 10 . 124 vb 0 . 5585 6033 . 94629 160 . 53769 50 . 5311 totals : 1 . 19410e4 377 . 20638 e - 12 . [ α ] d 25 - 11 . 8 ° ( c = 0 . 24 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 36 - 7 . 24 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 88 - 5 . 74 ( 3 × m , 1h ), 5 . 33 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 29 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 65 ( ab d , j = 9 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 63 ( ab d , 9 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 61 ( d , j = 6 . 0 hz , 2h ), 4 . 45 ( ab d , j = 10 . 6 hz , 1h ), 4 . 43 ( ab d , j = 10 . 7 hz , 1h ), 3 . 89 ( dd , j = 6 . 4 , 5 . 1 hz , 1h ), 3 . 85 ( dd , j = 7 . 2 , 5 . 1 hz , 1h ), 2 . 08 ( s , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 170 . 9 , 138 . 41 , 138 . 33 , 135 . 5 , 131 . 7 , 128 . 46 , 128 . 45 , 128 . 40 , 127 . 8 , 127 . 75 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 55 , 119 . 1 , 82 . 4 , 81 . 3 , 70 . 9 , 70 . 6 , 64 . 4 , 21 . 1 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 23 h 27 o 4 [ m + h ]: 367 . 1909 . found 367 . 1922 . separation conditions for e - 12 : oj - h , 7 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 85 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 7 . 778 vv 0 . 2344 2366 . 55688 148 . 09634 50 . 1123 2 8 . 429 vb 0 . 2563 2355 . 94971 137 . 19626 49 . 8877 totals : 4722 . 50659 285 . 29260 characterization data for arocm product silyl ether 15a , 66 % isolated yield , 88 % z ( see s . saito , h . itoh , y . ono , k . nishioka , t . moriwake , tetrahedron : asymmetry 1993 , 4 , 5 ). z - 15a : [ α ] d 25 + 4 . 72 ° ( c = 1 . 06 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 5 . 84 ( ddd , j = 17 . 3 , 10 . 4 , 6 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 80 - 5 . 75 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 49 ( dddd , j = 11 . 2 , 8 . 9 , 1 . 7 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 5 . 23 ( ddd , j = 17 . 3 , 1 . 8 , 1 . 2 hz , 1h ), 5 . 16 ( ddd , j = 10 . 4 , 1 . 8 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 4 . 34 ( ddd , j = 8 . 9 , 7 . 0 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 15 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 90 ( ddt , j = 7 . 3 , 6 . 4 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 2 . 31 ( br , 1h ), 0 . 88 ( s , 9h ), 0 . 86 ( s , 9h ), 0 . 05 ( s , 3h ), 0 . 03 ( s , 3h ), 0 . 02 ( s , 3h ), 0 . 01 ( s , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 139 . 3 , 134 . 4 , 130 . 3 , 116 . 5 , 77 . 5 , 72 . 8 , 59 . 3 , 26 . 1 , 25 . 9 , 18 . 5 , 18 . 3 , − 4 . 2 , − 4 . 2 , − 4 . 3 , − 4 . 5 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 19 h 41 o 3 si 2 [ m + h ]: 375 . 2594 . found 375 . 2583 . z - 15a was derivatized by benzoylation and subsequent desilylation to afford a product spectroscopically identical to z - 15b prior to chiral sfc analysis , which indicated 99 % ee ( see directly below for racemic trace ). characterization data for arocm product diol 15b , 67 % isolated yield , 75 % z . z - 15b : [ α ] d 25 - 30 . 7 ° ( c = 0 . 60 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 06 - 8 . 01 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 60 - 7 . 54 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 47 - 7 . 41 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 89 ( ddd , 17 . 3 , 10 . 5 , 6 . 2 hz , 1h ), 5 . 93 - 5 . 76 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 5 . 38 ( ddd , j = 17 . 3 , 1 . 5 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 28 ( ddd , j = 10 . 6 , 1 . 5 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 08 ( ddd , j = 12 . 9 , 7 . 7 , 0 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 83 ( ddd , j = 12 . 6 , 5 . 5 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 4 . 63 ( dd , j = 8 . 0 , 4 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 25 ( ddt , j = 6 . 8 , 4 . 3 , 1 . 3 hz , 1h ), 2 . 85 ( br , 1h ), 2 . 34 ( br , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 166 . 9 , 136 . 0 , 133 . 3 , 132 . 5 , 130 . 0 , 129 . 8 , 128 . 6 , 127 . 7 , 118 . 0 , 75 . 5 , 70 . 4 , 61 . 3 . hrms ( ei +) calculated for c 14 h 17 o 4 [ m + h ]: 249 . 1127 . found 249 . 1117 . separation conditions for z - 15b : od - h , 20 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 91 % ee signal 2 : dad1 b , sig = 235 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 3 . 777 bb 0 . 1325 2620 . 65259 304 . 35648 50 . 0092 2 4 . 670 bb 0 . 2558 2619 . 68433 144 . 28246 49 . 9908 totals : 5240 . 33691 448 . 63893 characterization data for arocm product e - 15b . [ α ] d 25 - 1 . 57 ° ( c = 0 . 06 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 08 - 8 . 01 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 60 - 7 . 54 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 48 - 7 . 41 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 02 ( dtd , j = 15 . 7 , 5 . 7 , 1 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 96 - 5 . 77 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 37 ( ddd , j = 17 . 3 , 1 . 5 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 29 ( ddd , j = 10 . 6 , 1 . 5 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 07 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 87 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 68 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 25 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 89 ( br , 1h ), 2 . 00 ( br , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 166 . 8 , 135 . 9 , 133 . 3 , 132 . 5 , 130 . 1 , 129 . 8 , 128 . 6 , 127 . 9 , 118 . 0 , 75 . 6 , 70 . 3 , 61 . 2 . separation conditions for e - 15b : oj - h , 20 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 67 % ee signal 2 : dad1 b , sig = 235 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 3 . 136 bv 0 . 1100 971 . 22040 138 . 18152 48 . 7580 2 3 . 435 vv 0 . 1207 1020 . 70038 134 . 19174 51 . 2420 totals : 1991 . 92078 272 . 37326 characterization data for arocm product benzoate 15c , 69 % isolated yield , 75 % z . z - 15c : [ α ] d 25 + 4 . 06 ° ( c = 0 . 95 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 09 - 8 . 04 ( m , 2h ), 8 . 02 - 7 . 97 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 61 - 7 . 54 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 7 . 49 - 7 . 39 ( 2 × m , 2h ), 6 . 09 - 5 . 96 ( 3 × m , 1h ), 5 . 83 - 5 . 78 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 67 ( dd , j = 11 . 0 , 9 . 7 hz , 1h ), 5 . 52 ( d , j = 17 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 41 ( d , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 56 ( ddd , j = 13 . 4 , 7 . 8 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 20 ( ddd , j = 13 . 4 , 5 . 7 , 1 . 2 hz , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 166 . 1 , 165 . 6 , 135 . 4 , 133 . 5 , 133 . 4 , 131 . 8 , 130 . 0 , 129 . 9 , 129 . 85 , 129 . 80 , 128 . 6 , 128 . 6 , 125 . 3 , 120 . 4 , 75 . 6 , 71 . 4 , 58 . 8 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 21 h 21 o 5 [ m + h ]: 353 . 1389 . found 353 . 1381 . separation conditions for z - 15c : oj - h , 5 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 96 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 9 . 799 bv 0 . 2620 3595 . 55029 207 . 71271 50 . 2636 2 11 . 027 bb 0 . 2878 3557 . 83179 188 . 87053 49 . 7364 totals : 7153 . 38208 396 . 58324 e - 15c . [ α ] d 25 - 1 . 14 ° ( c = 0 . 56 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 10 - 7 . 97 ( 2 × m , 2h ), 7 . 60 - 7 . 52 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 7 . 48 - 7 . 39 ( 2 × m , 2h ), 6 . 10 ( ddd , 15 . 5 , 4 . 9 , 4 . 8 hz , 1h ), 6 . 02 ( ddd , 17 . 3 , 10 . 6 , 6 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 92 ( dddd , 15 . 4 , 6 . 9 , 1 . 7 , 1 . 6 hz , 1h ), 5 . 84 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 80 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 49 ( d , j = 17 . 2 hz , 1h ), 5 . 39 ( d , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 24 - 4 . 18 ( m , 2h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 165 . 6 , 165 . 5 , 135 . 2 , 133 . 3 , 131 . 8 , 130 . 1 , 129 . 9 , 128 . 6 , 128 . 6 , 124 . 4 , 120 . 1 , 75 . 7 , 74 . 9 , 62 . 8 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 21 h 19 o 4 [ m − oh ]: 335 . 1283 . found 335 . 1271 . separation conditions for e - 15c : oj - h , 5 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 82 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 12 . 117 bb 0 . 2964 2167 . 36914 110 . 68974 49 . 1751 2 13 . 450 bb 0 . 3262 2240 . 08228 102 . 82623 50 . 8249 totals : 4407 . 45142 213 . 51597 characterization data for arocm product alcohol 15e , 62 % isolated yield , 89 % z . z - 15e : [ α ] d 25 - 2 . 95 ° ( c = 0 . 76 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 37 - 7 . 24 ( m , 10h ), 6 . 02 ( ddd , j = 11 . 1 , 6 . 9 , 6 . 8 hz , 1h ), 5 . 83 ( ddd , j = 17 . 6 , 10 . 4 , 7 . 5 hz , 1h ), 5 . 56 ( dd , j = 11 . 5 , 8 . 9 hz , 1h ), 5 . 39 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 37 - 5 . 32 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 64 ( ab d , j = 10 . 5 hz , 1h ), 4 . 62 ( ab d , j = 11 . 0 hz , 1h ), 4 . 42 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 38 ( ab d , j = 11 . 7 hz , 1h ), 4 . 21 ( dd , j = 8 . 6 , 7 . 4 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 4 . 07 - 3 . 93 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 3 . 78 ( dd , j = 7 . 2 , 7 . 0 hz , 1h ), 2 . 13 ( br , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 138 . 2 , 137 . 7 , 135 . 8 , 133 . 7 , 131 . 6 , 128 . 5 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 2 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 8 , 127 . 7 , 119 . 5 , 81 . 5 , 76 . 3 , 70 . 8 , 70 . 7 , 58 . 5 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 21 h 25 o 3 [ m + h ]: 325 . 1804 . found 325 . 1803 . separation conditions for z - 15e : oj - h , 10 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 93 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 11 . 281 bv 0 . 2773 3639 . 78735 202 . 93092 49 . 9668 2 12 . 022 vb 0 . 3028 3644 . 62769 187 . 47997 50 . 0332 totals : 7284 . 41504 390 . 41089 e - 15e . [ α ] d 25 - 2 . 93 ° ( c = 0 . 30 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 36 - 7 . 23 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 93 - 5 . 79 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 5 . 71 ( ddd , j = 15 . 7 , 7 . 5 , 7 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 33 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 29 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 65 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 62 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 47 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 43 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 18 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 90 ( dd , j = 7 . 9 , 5 . 6 hz , 1h ), 3 . 86 ( ddd , j = 7 . 4 , 4 . 8 , 0 . 9 hz , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 138 . 7 , 138 . 6 , 135 . 6 , 133 . 7 , 128 . 8 , 128 . 4 , 127 . 9 , 127 . 8 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 5 , 119 . 0 , 82 . 5 , 81 . 6 , 70 . 8 , 70 . 7 , 63 . 2 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 21 h 25 o 3 [ m + h ]: 325 . 1804 . found 325 . 1812 . separation conditions for e - 15e : oj - h , 10 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 86 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 6 . 977 bv 0 . 1991 1499 . 56213 109 . 99121 50 . 4390 2 7 . 720 vv 0 . 2202 1473 . 45618 97 . 57201 49 . 5610 totals : 2973 . 01831 207 . 56322 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 characterization data for arocm product benzoate 15f , 61 % isolated yield , 88 % z . z - 15f : [ α ] d 25 - 50 . 9 ° ( c = 0 . 74 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 08 - 8 . 02 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 60 - 7 . 54 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 47 - 7 . 41 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 37 - 7 . 22 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 97 ( dddd , j = 11 . 3 , 7 . 8 , 5 . 8 , 1 . 1 hz , 2h ), 5 . 85 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 5 , 7 . 5 hz , 1h ), 5 . 73 ( ddd , j = 10 . 7 , 9 . 2 , 1 . 5 hz , 1h ), 5 . 35 - 5 . 33 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 31 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 87 ( ddd , j = 13 . 2 , 7 . 8 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 73 ( ddd , j = 13 . 2 , 5 . 8 , 1 . 6 hz , 2h ), 4 . 68 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz 1h ), 4 . 64 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 49 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 44 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 30 ( ddd , j = 9 . 1 , 5 . 0 , 1 . 1 hz , 2h ), 3 . 90 ( dd , j = 7 . 5 , 5 . 0 hz , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 166 . 4 , 138 . 6 , 138 . 4 , 135 . 5 , 133 . 1 , 132 . 1 , 130 . 2 , 129 . 7 , 128 . 55 , 128 . 50 , 128 . 45 , 128 . 40 , 127 . 8 , 127 . 75 , 127 . 70 , 127 . 5 , 119 . 2 , 82 . 3 , 76 . 7 , 70 . 7 , 70 . 7 , 61 . 2 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 28 h 29 o 4 [ m + h ]: 429 . 2066 . found 429 . 2056 . separation conditions for z - 15f : oj - h , 20 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 97 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 4 . 059 vv 0 . 1335 8624 . 85742 991 . 43774 49 . 2384 2 4 . 842 vb 0 . 1622 8891 . 65625 849 . 16925 50 . 7616 totals : 1 . 75165e4 1840 . 60699 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 e - 15f . 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 08 - 8 . 04 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 61 - 7 . 54 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 45 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 36 - 7 . 21 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 98 - 5 . 79 ( 3 × m , 1h ), 5 . 34 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 29 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 87 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 4 . 64 ( ab d , j = 12 . 0 hz , 2h ), 4 . 47 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 43 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 3 . 92 ( dd , j = 6 . 8 , 5 . 3 hz , 1h ), 3 . 87 ( dd , j = 6 . 8 , 5 . 5 hz , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 166 . 4 , 138 . 50 , 138 . 42 , 135 . 6 , 133 . 1 , 131 . 8 , 130 . 1 , 129 . 82 , 129 . 80 , 128 . 55 , 128 . 52 , 128 . 44 , 128 . 36 , 127 . 8 , 127 . 60 , 127 . 56 , 119 . 1 , 82 . 4 , 81 . 3 , 70 . 9 , 70 . 6 , 64 . 8 . separation conditions for e - 15f : od - h , 20 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 88 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 5 . 665 bv 0 . 1888 5934 . 12598 478 . 10345 49 . 9106 2 6 . 250 vb 0 . 2143 5955 . 37939 428 . 19113 50 . 0894 totals : 1 . 18895e4 906 . 29459 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 characterization data for arocm product silyl ether 15g , 68 % yield , 87 % z . initial product mixture derivatized by treatment with tbaf ( 3 equiv ) to aid in purification ; isolated product is spectroscopically identical to alcohol 15e . derivative of z - 15g : [ α ] d 25 - 2 . 2 ° ( c = 0 . 61 , chcl 3 ) signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 characterization data for arocm product benzyl ether 15h , 64 % isolated yield , 86 % z . z - 15h : [ α ] d 25 - 29 . 7 ° ( c = 0 . 66 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 36 - 7 . 23 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 91 ( dddd , j = 11 . 4 , 7 . 3 , 5 . 4 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 5 . 83 ( ddd , j = 17 . 2 , 10 . 4 , 7 . 6 hz , 1h ), 5 . 61 ( dddd , j = 11 . 0 , 9 . 2 , 1 . 7 , 1 . 6 hz , 1h ), 5 . 34 - 5 . 30 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 28 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 64 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 61 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 43 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 43 - 4 . 41 ( 2 × ab d , 1h ), 4 . 40 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 16 ( ddd , j = 9 . 2 , 4 . 9 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 04 ( ddd , j = 12 . 6 , 7 . 3 , 1 . 6 hz , 1h ), 3 . 93 ( ddd , j = 12 . 6 , 5 . 4 , 1 . 8 hz , 1h ), 3 . 82 ( dddd , j = 7 . 6 , 5 . 0 , 1 . 2 , 0 . 9 hz , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 138 . 6 , 138 . 5 , 138 . 3 , 135 . 5 , 131 . 6 , 130 . 3 , 128 . 52 , 128 . 39 , 128 . 36 , 127 . 84 , 127 . 81 , 127 . 77 , 127 . 76 , 127 . 56 , 127 . 53 , 119 . 1 , 82 . 5 , 76 . 4 , 72 . 5 , 70 . 6 , 70 . 4 , 66 . 4 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 28 h 31 o 3 [ m + h ]: 415 . 2273 . found 415 . 2260 . separation conditions for z - 15h : od - h , 15 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 91 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 7 . 714 bb 0 . 2523 3691 . 89014 233 . 73363 49 . 8466 2 8 . 793 vb 0 . 2827 3714 . 60791 205 . 71669 50 . 1534 totals : 7406 . 49805 439 . 45032 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 characterization data for arocm product 15i . isolated as an inseparable 9 : 1 z / e mixture , 76 % yield . z - 15i : 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 38 - 7 . 25 ( m , 10h ), 7 . 06 - 7 . 00 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 79 - 6 . 75 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 95 - 5 . 82 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 5 . 54 ( ddd , j = 11 . 0 , 9 . 4 , 1 . 7 , 1 . 5 hz , 1h ), 5 . 37 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 29 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 67 ( 2 × ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 2h ), 4 . 49 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 47 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 36 ( ddd , j = 9 . 3 , 4 . 8 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 3 . 89 ( dd , j = 7 . 7 , 4 . 9 hz , 1h ), 3 . 78 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 34 - 3 . 20 ( m , 2h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 158 . 0 , 138 . 77 , 138 . 76 , 135 . 7 , 133 . 9 , 132 . 4 , 129 . 63 , 129 . 45 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 0 , 127 . 84 , 127 . 78 , 127 . 53 , 127 . 49 , 119 . 0 , 114 . 0 , 82 . 7 , 76 . 3 , 70 . 6 , 70 . 3 , 55 . 4 , 33 . 4 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 28 h 31 o 3 [ m + h ]: 415 . 2273 . found 415 . 2287 . separation conditions for z / e product mixture : ad - h , 10 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . z : 93 % ee ; e : 79 % ee . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 9 . 466 vb 0 . 2176 4234 . 35059 305 . 74072 44 . 0459 2 10 . 421 bv 0 . 2378 4251 . 52734 279 . 00278 44 . 2245 3 10 . 869 vv 0 . 2464 545 . 18933 34 . 12083 5 . 6711 4 12 . 217 vv 0 . 2952 582 . 43701 31 . 58193 6 . 0585 totals : 9613 . 50427 650 . 44626 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 characterization data for arocm ketone 15j , 65 % isolated yield , 90 % z . z - 15j : [ α ] d 25 - 7 . 98 ° ( c = 1 . 35 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 39 - 7 . 22 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 86 ( ddd , j = 17 . 2 , 10 . 4 , 7 . 6 hz , 1h ), 5 . 65 ( dtd , j = 11 . 1 , 7 . 5 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 5 . 46 ( ddt , j = 10 . 9 , 9 . 3 , 1 . 6 hz , 1h ), 5 . 35 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 27 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 66 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 61 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 45 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 43 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 23 ( ddd , j = 9 . 3 , 5 . 0 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 3 . 84 ( dd , j = 7 . 6 , 5 . 0 , 1h ), 2 . 38 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 24 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 04 ( s , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 208 . 0 , 138 . 753 , 138 . 746 , 135 . 7 , 133 . 2 , 128 . 6 , 128 . 36 , 128 . 34 , 127 . 81 , 127 . 75 , 127 . 51 , 127 . 49 , 118 . 9 , 82 . 6 , 76 . 3 , 70 . 6 , 70 . 3 , 43 . 3 , 30 . 0 , 22 . 3 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 24 h 29 o 3 [ m + h ]: 365 . 2117 . found 365 . 2113 . separation conditions for z - 15j : oj - h , 5 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 92 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 9 . 787 bv 0 . 3728 4472 . 42529 180 . 68672 49 . 6322 2 10 . 883 vba 0 . 4203 4538 . 71436 163 . 26811 50 . 3678 totals : 9011 . 13965 343 . 95483 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 9 . 874 bb 0 . 2847 2521 . 13306 133 . 25986 16 . 6689 2 10 . 986 bv 0 . 3148 2570 . 48706 123 . 50429 16 . 9952 3 11 . 655 vb 0 . 3314 5003 . 31738 226 . 75299 33 . 0803 4 12 . 990 bb 0 . 3684 5029 . 84863 206 . 30301 33 . 2557 totals : 1 . 51248e4 689 . 82014 characterization data for arocm boronic ester 15k , 50 % isolated yield of z product . [ α ] d 25 7 . 98 ° ( c = 0 . 64 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 37 - 7 . 28 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 94 - 5 . 78 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 5 . 43 ( dddd , j = 11 . 0 , 9 . 3 , 1 . 7 , 1 . 5 hz , 1h ), 5 . 28 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 25 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 67 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 64 ( ab d , j = 12 . 3 hz , 1h ), 4 . 47 ( ab d , j = 12 . 4 hz , 1h ), 4 . 44 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 1h ), 4 . 30 ( ddd , j = 9 . 4 , 4 . 0 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 3 . 88 ( dd , j = 7 . 7 , 4 . 0 hz , 1h ), 1 . 69 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 23 ( s , 6h ), 1 . 22 ( s , 6h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 139 . 1 , 139 . 0 , 135 . 7 , 130 . 0 , 128 . 31 , 128 . 30 , 127 . 7 , 127 . 6 , 127 . 34 , 127 . 33 , 126 . 9 , 118 . 8 , 83 . 5 , 82 . 8 , 76 . 2 , 70 . 5 , 70 . 1 , 24 . 94 , 24 . 93 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 20 h 28 o 3 b [ m - obn ]: 327 . 2132 . found 327 . 2138 . separation conditions for z - 15k : oj - h , 5 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 91 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 4 . 784 bv 0 . 2705 4108 . 72510 219 . 40474 55 . 4931 2 7 . 295 vb 0 . 3813 3295 . 29712 132 . 87819 44 . 5069 totals : 7404 . 02222 352 . 28293 characterization data for arocm alcohol 17 . alcohol 17 was synthesized following the general arocm procedure in 85 % isolated yield , 91 % z , and 1 : 1 dr . z - 17 : 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 36 - 7 . 24 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 89 - 5 . 78 ( 2 × m , 1h ), 5 . 54 - 5 . 43 ( dddd , j = 11 . 1 , 9 . 8 , 1 . 3 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 5 . 38 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 32 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 66 ( ab d , j = 12 . 3 hz , 2h ), 4 . 59 ( ab d , j = 12 . 2 hz , 2h ), 4 . 41 ( ab d , j = 12 . 4 hz , 2h ), 4 . 38 ( ab d , j = 12 . 1 hz , 2h ), 4 . 20 ( ddd , j = 9 . 8 , 6 . 9 , 0 . 9 hz , 2h ), 3 . 78 ( dd , j = 7 . 7 , 6 . 9 hz , 1h ), 3 . 74 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 81 ( br , 1h ), 2 . 18 - 2 . 10 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 16 ( d , j = 6 . 2 hz , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 138 . 5 , 137 . 9 , 135 . 9 , 131 . 8 , 131 . 1 , 128 . 40 , 128 . 37 , 128 . 2 , 127 . 82 , 127 . 75 , 127 . 6 , 119 . 7 , 81 . 2 , 75 . 6 , 70 . 23 , 70 . 18 , 66 . 9 , 38 . 1 , 23 . 2 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 23 h 29 o 3 [ m + h ]: 353 . 2117 . found 353 . 2108 . ketone 18 : dess - martin periodinane ( 302 mg , 0 . 713 mmol , 2 equiv ) was added in one portion to a cold ( 0 ° c .) solution of alcohols z - 17 ( 126 mg , 0 . 356 mmol ) in ch 2 cl 2 ( 5 ml ). the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 1 h . aqueous 1 : 1 nahco 3 / na 2 s 2 o 3 solution was added and the biphasic mixture stirred vigorously for 1 h . the layers were separated , and the aqueous layer extracted with ch 2 cl 2 . the combined organic layers were dried over mgso 4 , filtered and concentrated . the crude residue was purified by flash chromatography to afford 110 . 4 mg , 88 % yield of ketone 18 . [ α ] d 25 - 14 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 83 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 36 - 7 . 24 ( m , 10h ), 5 . 93 ( dddd , j = 11 . 1 , 10 . 8 , 7 . 2 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 5 . 85 ( ddd , j = 17 . 2 , 10 . 4 , 7 . 6 hz , 1h ), 5 . 63 ( dddd , j = 11 . 0 , 9 . 1 , 1 . 7 , 1 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 36 - 5 . 33 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 33 - 5 . 27 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 63 ( 2 × abd , j = 12 . 0 hz , 2h ), 4 . 43 ( ab d , j = 10 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 39 ( ab d , j = hz , 1h ), 4 . 09 ( ddd , j = 9 . 1 , 5 . 2 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 3 . 84 ( dd , j = 7 . 6 , 5 . 3 hz , 1h ), 3 . 08 ( dd , j = 7 . 2 , 1 . 7 hz , 2h ), 2 . 03 ( s , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 206 . 1 , 138 . 6 , 138 . 4 , 135 . 6 , 130 . 7 , 128 . 40 , 128 . 37 , 127 . 87 , 127 . 86 , 127 . 62 , 127 . 58 , 126 . 4 , 119 . 1 , 82 . 4 , 76 . 3 , 70 . 7 , 70 . 3 , 42 . 7 , 29 . 8 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 23 h 27 o 3 [ m + h ]: 351 . 1960 . found 351 . 1954 . separation conditions for 18 : ad - h , 5 % ipa , 2 . 5 ml / min . 95 % ee signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 7 . 509 vv 0 . 1535 2803 . 53540 288 . 06458 49 . 4751 2 7 . 938 vv 0 . 1670 2863 . 01855 262 . 90552 50 . 5249 totals : 5666 . 55396 550 . 97009 (+)- endo - brevicomin ( 19 ). ketone 18 ( 35 mg , 0 . 10 mmol ) was dissolved in 5 : 1 meoh / 1 n hcl ( aq .) and the reaction flask purged with argon . palladium on carbon ( 10 %, 35 mg ) was added , and the flask was purged by a balloon filled with h 2 . the reaction mixture was stirred under 1 atm of h 2 for 2 h . the reaction flask was then purged with argon and celite was added . the suspension was filtered through celite and the organic layer was extracted with pentane . the combined pentane layers were washed with water , brine , and dried over mgso 4 . the pentane layers were filtered and carefully concentrated to afford the crude reaction mixture ( 9 . 9 mg , 67 % yield ), containing 90 % purity (+)- endo - brevicomin analytical samples were afforded by flash chromatography . [ α ] d 25 + 49 . 6 ° ( c = 0 . 11 , chcl 3 ), lit . ( see g . pedrocchi - fantoni , s . servi , j . chem . soc ., perkin . trans . 1 1991 , 1764 . [ α ] d 20 + 49 ° ( c = 1 . 0 , ether , 96 . 5 % ee , 90 % purity ), lit . ( see s . singh , p . j . guiry , j . org . chem . 2009 , 74 , 5758 ). [ α ] d 20 77 . 9 ° 9 ( c = 1 . 2 , ether , 99 . 3 % ee ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 4 . 21 ( dt , j = 4 . 6 , 2 . 3 hz , 1h ), 3 . 99 ( tdd , j = 7 . 2 , 4 . 1 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 1 . 99 - 1 . 72 ( m , 4h ), 1 . 68 - 1 . 51 ( m , 4h ), 1 . 43 ( s , 3h ), 0 . 99 ( t , j = 7 . 5 hz , 3h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 107 . 0 , 81 . 6 , 76 . 6 , 34 . 4 , 25 . 0 , 23 . 6 , 21 . 9 , 17 . 6 , 10 . 9 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 9 h 17 o 2 [ m + h ]: 157 . 1229 . found 157 . 1206 . peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ pa * s ] [ pa ] % 1 8 . 063 bb 0 . 1233 30 . 86736 3 . 62755 50 . 14859 2 8 . 646 bb 0 . 1302 30 . 68445 3 . 27842 49 . 85141 diol 20 . to a biphasic mixture of 1 : 1 tbuoh / water containing diene z - 15g ( 38 . 5 mg , 0 . 089 mmol ) was sequentially added potassium carbonate ( 37 mg , 0 . 27 mmol ), potassium ferricyanide ( 89 mg , 0 . 27 mmol , 3 equiv ), and potassium osmate dihydrate ( 1 . 7 mg , 4 . 6 μmol , 5 mol %) at 0 ° c . the reaction was stirred vigorously at 23 ° c . for 24 h . upon completion , solid na 2 so 3 was added stirred continued at 23 ° c . for 2 h . etoac was added and the layers separated . the aqueous layer was extracted with etoac and the combined organic layers washed with water , brine , and dried over mgso 4 . after filtration and concentration , the crude residue was subject to flash chromatography to afford 27 . 5 mg , 66 % yield of diol 20 . major diastereomer : [ α ] d 25 - 62 . 1 ° ( c = 1 . 35 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 8 . 05 - 8 . 01 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 60 - 7 . 55 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 44 ( dd , j = 8 . 5 , 7 . 2 hz , 2h ), 7 . 37 - 7 . 22 ( m , 26h ), 6 . 05 - 5 . 97 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 86 - 5 . 78 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 89 - 4 . 83 ( m , 2h ), 4 . 77 ( d , j = 11 . 1 hz , 1h ), 4 . 67 ( d , j = 11 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 65 - 4 . 62 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 60 ( dd , j = 9 . 6 , 4 . 6 hz , 1h ), 4 . 45 ( d , j = 11 . 7 hz , 1h ), 3 . 72 ( dt , j = 13 . 1 , 5 . 0 hz , 4h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 166 . 6 , 138 . 1 , 137 . 8 , 133 . 3 , 131 . 3 , 129 . 87 , 128 . 78 , 128 . 65 , 128 . 62 , 128 . 58 , 128 . 3 , 128 . 02 , 128 . 01 , 128 . 0 , 80 . 9 , 76 . 1 , 74 . 6 , 72 . 1 , 70 . 8 , 66 . 3 , 63 . 7 , 61 . 2 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 28 h 31 o 6 [ m + h ]: 463 . 2121 . found 463 . 2125 . methyl glycoside 21 . diol 20 ( 34 . 6 mg , 0 . 075 mmol ) was dissolved in 1 : 1 ch 2 cl 2 / meoh and cooled to − 78 ° c . ozone was bubbled through the solution until a blue color persisted for 10 min . at this point , oxygen was bubbled through the solution until the reaction appeared colorless . excess dimethyl sulfide ( 0 . 1 ml ) was added and the reaction was allowed to come to room temperature and stir for 16 h . the reaction mixture was concentrated and the crude residue used in the following step . the crude aldehyde was then dissolved in meoh ( 5 ml ) and cooled to 0 ° c . hcl in meoh ( 0 . 4 m , 0 . 5 ml ) was added and the reaction was warmed to room temperature . the reaction was stirred for 14 h , at which time amberlyst ira - 400 ( oh − ) was added . the mixture was filtered and concentrated ; preparative tlc afforded 10 . 6 mg ( 0 . 031 mmol , 47 % yield over two steps ) of methyl glycoside 21 . [ α ] d 25 =− 36 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 27 , chcl 3 ), lit ( see p . a . wender , f . c . bi , n . buschmann , f . gosselin , c . kan , j - m . kee , h . ohmura , org . lett . 2006 , 8 , 5373 ). ent - 21 [ α ] d 25 =+ 31 . 7 ( c = 1 . 94 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 40 - 7 . 27 ( m , 10h ), 4 . 89 ( s , 1h ), 4 . 66 ( ab d , j = 12 . 0 hz , 1h ), 4 . 63 ( ab d , j = 12 . 0 hz , 1h ), 4 . 58 ( ab d , j = 11 . 7 hz , 1h ), 4 . 49 ( ab d , j = 11 . 7 hz , 1h ), 4 . 28 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 13 ( dd , j = 7 . 1 , 4 . 7 hz , 1h ), 3 . 87 ( d , j = 4 . 7 hz , 1h ), 3 . 83 - 3 . 77 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 58 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 37 ( s , 3h ), 1 . 95 ( br , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 137 . 81 , 137 . 79 , 128 . 6 , 128 . 1 ( 4c ), 128 . 04 ( 3c ), 128 . 00 ( 3c ), 107 . 0 , 82 . 4 , 80 . 3 , 77 . 4 , 72 . 8 , 72 . 6 , 62 . 8 , 55 . 7 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 20 h 23 o 5 [ m + h − h 2 ]: 343 . 1545 . found 343 . 1553 . following a known procedure ( see dorta , r . ; shimon , l . ; milstein , d . j . organomet . chem . 2004 , 689 , 751 - 758 ) l - n - acetyl alanine ( 200 mg , 1 . 53 mmol , 2 equiv .) was added to a stirring suspension of silver oxide ( 177 mg , 0 . 762 mmol , 1 equiv .) in 4 ml acetonitrile shielded from light . the reaction was vigorously stirred for 24 h , at which time a light gray precipitate had formed . the mixture was filtered and washed with acetonitrile and ether . the resultant solid was dried under vacuum overnight while shielded from light to provide 212 mg ( 0 . 89 mmol , 58 % yield ) of silver carboxylate . to a solution of enantiopure ruthenium iodide 1 ( 1 . 92 mg , 0 . 0028 mmol ) in 0 . 5 ml thf was added silver carboxylate from above ( 1 . 3 mg , 0 . 055 mmol , 2 equiv .). the mixture was stirred for 30 min and then concentrated . the resultant solid was redissolved in benzene and filtered through a short pad of celite . the resultant purple solution was concentrated , assayed by 1 h nmr and then used directly in the arocm reaction . 1 nmr spectra of complexes 22a - c matched previously reported spectra of the corresponding racemic complexes ( see keitz , b . k . ; endo , k . ; patel , p . r . ; herbert , m . b . ; grubbs , r . h . j . am . chem . soc ., 2012 , 134 , 693 - 699 ). diagnostic benzylidene signals ( c 6 d 6 ) of novel compounds are listed below : substrates for arocm were synthesized as previously reported in the literature : 23 ( see coe , j . w . ; wirtz , m . c . ; bashore , c . g . ; candler , j . org . lett . 2004 , 6 , 1589 - 1592 ) and 25 ( see la , d . s . ; sattely , e . s . ; ford , j . g . ; schrock , r . r . ; hoveyda , a . h . j . am . chem . soc . 2001 , 123 , 7767 - 7778 ) were synthesized according to the provided references . in a glovebox , alkene 25 ( 40 mg , 0 . 2 mmol , 1 equiv ) and allyl acetate ( 6 ) ( 140 mg , 1 . 4 mmol , 7 equiv ) were dissolved in 0 . 4 ml thf . to this solution was added catalyst 4 ( 1 . 27 mg , 0 . 002 mmol ). the reaction vial was capped and stirred for 1 h and then quenched with an excess of ethyl vinyl ether . the reaction mixture was concentrated and conversion was determined by 500 mhz 1 h nmr . the crude was subjected to flash chromatography or preparative tlc to afford the desired arocm product ( 26 , 33 mg , 56 % yield , 15 : 85 z / e ratio , 94 % ee ( z ), 93 % ee ( e )). pure products were submitted to analytical sfc to determine ee . characterization data for arocm product 24 , 55 % yield , 76 : 14 z / e ratio . z - 24 : 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 25 - 7 . 20 ( m , 2h ), 7 . 19 - 7 . 14 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 11 - 7 . 07 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 89 - 5 . 81 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 80 - 5 . 75 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 67 ( ddd , j = 10 . 7 , 9 . 6 , 1 . 1 hz , 1h ), 5 . 25 ( ddd , j = 17 . 0 , 1 . 9 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 5 . 18 ( dd , j = 10 . 0 , 1 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 78 ( dt , j = 6 . 9 , 1 . 0 hz , 2h ), 4 . 15 - 4 . 03 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 76 ( dt , j = 10 . 3 , 7 . 7 hz , 1h ), 2 . 54 ( dt , j = 12 . 3 , 7 . 0 hz , 1h ), 2 . 11 ( d , j = 0 . 8 hz , 2h ), 1 . 64 ( dt , j = 12 . 2 , 10 . 5 hz , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 145 . 72 , 145 . 25 , 140 . 55 , 137 . 57 , 127 . 04 , 124 . 77 , 124 . 30 , 124 . 12 , 116 . 02 , 60 . 59 , 49 . 13 , 42 . 79 , 41 . 59 , 21 . 16 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 16 h 17 o 2 [ m + h − h 2 ]: 241 . 1229 . found 241 . 1221 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 3 . 503 bv 0 . 1472 6139 . 82520 668 . 11780 49 . 9774 2 3 . 826 vb 0 . 1547 6145 . 36768 625 . 22028 50 . 0226 totals : 1 . 22852e4 1293 . 33807 e - 24 was deacetylated to the compound shown above in order to aid purification . 1 h nmr (# mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 25 - 7 . 10 ( m , 3h ), 5 . 91 - 5 . 79 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 77 - 5 . 69 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 22 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 1 . 8 , 0 . 9 hz , 1h ), 5 . 15 ( dd , j = 10 . 0 , 1 . 9 hz , 1h ), 4 . 20 ( t , j = 5 . 7 hz , 2h ), 3 . 73 ( dq , j = 16 . 8 , 8 . 3 hz , 2h ), 2 . 52 ( dt , j = 12 . 4 , 7 . 1 hz , 1h ), 1 . 66 ( dt , j = 12 . 4 , 10 . 3 hz , 1h ), 1 . 32 ( t , j = 5 . 7 hz , 1h ). signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 12 . 963 bv 0 . 3805 1630 . 66382 52 . 19287 49 . 3447 2 13 . 901 vv 0 . 4567 1673 . 97461 49 . 73441 50 . 6553 totals : 3304 . 63843 101 . 92728 characterization data for arocm product 26 , 56 % yield , 15 : 85 z / e ratio . z - 26 [ α ] d 25 =− 23 . 9 ° ( c = 0 . 21 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 35 - 7 . 24 ( m , 5h ), 5 . 99 ( ddd , j = 17 . 1 , 10 . 2 , 8 . 2 hz , 1h ), 5 . 90 - 5 . 83 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 55 ( dtd , j = 11 . 1 , 7 . 0 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 5 . 08 ( ddd , j = 17 . 2 , 2 . 1 , 1 . 0 hz , 1h ), 5 . 02 ( ddd , j = 10 . 2 , 2 . 0 , 0 . 8 hz , 1h ), 4 . 62 ( dt , j = 7 . 1 , 1 . 1 hz , 2h ), 4 . 55 ( d , j = 11 . 7 hz , 1h ), 4 . 50 ( d , j = 11 . 7 hz , 1h ), 3 . 76 ( t , j = 4 . 1 hz , 1h ), 2 . 91 ( qd , j = 9 . 1 , 4 . 3 hz , 1h ), 2 . 62 ( qd , j = 8 . 6 , 3 . 9 hz , 1h ), 2 . 06 ( s , 2h ), 1 . 82 ( dq , j = 9 . 4 , 6 . 9 hz , 3h ), 1 . 75 - 1 . 67 ( m , 1h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 139 . 25 , 139 . 09 , 136 . 26 , 128 . 34 , 127 . 74 , 127 . 52 , 123 . 45 , 115 . 04 , 86 . 93 , 73 . 76 , 60 . 77 , 50 . 32 , 43 . 45 , 30 . 53 , 30 . 11 , 28 . 99 , 21 . 14 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 19 h 24 nao 3 [ m + na ]: 323 . 1623 . found 323 . 1627 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 11 . 035 bv 0 . 2512 2302 . 19849 137 . 56712 50 . 2543 2 11 . 905 vv 0 . 2763 2278 . 89893 127 . 66735 49 . 7457 totals : 4581 . 09741 265 . 23447 e - 26 [ α ] d 25 =− 1 . 1 ° ( c = 0 . 67 , chcl 3 ); 1 h nmr ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 7 . 40 - 7 . 23 ( m , 5h ), 6 . 07 - 5 . 97 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 95 - 5 . 88 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 61 ( dt , j = 15 . 8 , 6 . 4 hz , 1h ), 5 . 09 ( d , j = 17 . 3 hz , 1h ), 5 . 03 ( dd , j = 10 . 4 , 1 . 9 hz , 1h ), 4 . 57 ( d , j = 11 . 9 hz , 1h ), 4 . 54 - 4 . 51 ( m , 2h ), 4 . 49 ( dd , j = 11 . 8 , 1 . 5 hz , 1h ), 3 . 79 ( t , j = 4 . 3 hz , 1h ), 2 . 62 ( dt , j = 9 . 7 , 4 . 6 hz , 2h ), 2 . 05 ( d , j = 1 . 5 hz , 3h ), 1 . 87 - 1 . 75 ( m , 4h ). 13 c nmr ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ 139 . 37 , 139 . 10 , 136 . 73 , 128 . 31 , 127 . 82 , 127 . 53 , 124 . 18 , 114 . 96 , 86 . 98 , 73 . 70 , 65 . 35 , 50 . 14 , 48 . 54 , 28 . 91 , 21 . 11 . hrms ( fab +) calculated for c 19 h 24 nao 3 [ m + na ]: 323 . 1623 . found 323 . 1628 . signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100 peak rettime width area height area # [ min ] type [ min ] [ mau * s ] [ mau ] % 1 5 . 781 vv 0 . 2561 3036 . 30420 188 . 30795 50 . 6709 2 6 . 350 vv 0 . 2732 2955 . 90186 174 . 83788 49 . 3291 totals : 5992 . 20605 363 . 14583 signal 1 : dad1 a , sig = 210 , 8 ref = 360 , 100