%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes via Metathesis %A Seung-Mann Paek %J Molecules %D 2012 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules17033348 %X Fully substituted olefin generation via metathesis is presented. Catalyst development, optimization of reaction conditions and substrate screening are included. In addition, asymmetric alkene metathesis, the cross metathesis reaction for this transformation and its application in natural products will be discussed. %K tetrasubstituted alkene %K metathesis %K catalyst %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/3/3348