Alec B. Pabarue

Introduction Click to copy section linkSection link copied! Olefin metathesis is a widely used and efficient method for forming carbon–carbon bonds, with ruthenium-based carbene catalysts commonly used due to their ease of handling and functional group tolerance.

Introduction Click to copy section linkSection link copied! Olefin metathesis is a widely used and efficient method for forming carbon–carbon bonds, with ruthenium-based carbene catalysts commonly used due to their ease of handling and functional group tolerance.

1 Introduction Levoglucosenone (LGO) is a versatile bicyclic chemical synthon isolated directly from the pyrolysis of cellulose, the most abundant biomass resource on the planet (Figure 1a) [1, 2]. Given its availability, LGO has seen considerable interest as a chiral feedstock for use in a range of applications.