Transition metal promoted acetylene isomerisation reactions in organic synthesis: A synthesis of (+)-(4S,5S) - Muricatacin

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01681-7

An acetylene-vinylidene rearrangement has been employed as a key step in the enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-(4S,5S) - muricatacin.