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A new tri
ple tandem
process has been discovered in which sim
ple acyclic substrates can be transformed into bicyclic com
pounds via RCM-double bond isomerization-cyclo
pro
panation. This
process is catalyzed by second generation Grubb's catalyst without the requirement ofother reactives or additives. In addition, a
one-pot RCM-isomerization reaction followed by cyclo
pro
panation with CHCl
3/NaOH allows thesynthesis of
products related to iNOS (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitors, which are currently under clinical evaluation.