Five 1-benzazepine heterocycles were synthesized by utilizing transition-metal-catalyzed processes in key bond-forming steps. exo-Methylene and methyl substituents were introduced at position 5, as ...

The synthesis of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene by selective trimerization of butadiene catalyzed by TiCl4 and ethylaluminum sesquichloride has been commercially used since 1965. Although thoroughly ...