can be subclassified into three transformations [1a]—ring-opening metathesis, ring-closing
metathesis, and cross-metathesis—and one can readily envision an asymmetric variant of
each of these reactions (Scheme 1). We report herein the use of highly active chiral
ruthenium catalysts for asymmetric ring-opening cross-metathesis (AROCM) and the first
example of an asymmetric cross-metathesis (ACM) reaction. Chiral molybdenum catalysts …