Technical Notes:
1. A well-defined tungsten-based alkyne metathesis catalyst first prepared by Professor Richard Schrock. The catalyst has been eduneeter used to prepare a variety of products through alkyne metathesis, including natural products that contain large rings.
2. Catalyst for alkyne metathesis.
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