Metallacomplex catalysis in the synthesis of regular isoprenoids.

This brief review covers and systematizes the key results acquired using metal complex catalysts in both fundamental and applied research aimed at the development of methods and approaches for the production of practically important cyclic and linear isoprenoids, including vitamins, insect pheromones, and flavorants. Own works of the authors on the use of previously discovered novel reactions of homo- and cross-cyclomagnesiation of 1,2-dienes for the synthesis of compounds of isoprenoid structure are considered separately. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]