K. Lu, M. W. Huang, Z. Xiang, Y. Liu, J. H. Chen*, Z. Yang*
Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 1193.
A concise synthesis of the core structures of plecomacrolide with ring sizes varying from 16 to 19 atoms was achieved for the first time by the diene−ene ring-closing olefin metathesis reaction. This approach should allow access to the structurally diverse analogues of plecomacrolide.
