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Highly Active Metathesis Catalysts Generated In Situ from Inexpensive and Air‐Stable Precursors
Author(s) -
Louie Janis,
Grubbs Robert H.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010105)40:1<247::aid-anie247>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - metathesis , ruthenium , ring opening metathesis polymerisation , catalysis , acyclic diene metathesis , ring closing metathesis , chemistry , salt metathesis reaction , combinatorial chemistry , polymerization , organic chemistry , polymer
Ruthenium vinylidenes: metathesis catalysis on the bench? Ruthenium vinylidene compounds 1 , generated in situ from readily available, air‐stable precursors, are used to catalyze ring‐closing metathesis, ene–yne metathesis, cross‐metathesis, and ring‐opening metathesis polymerization. Bulky imidazolylidene ligands and terminal alkynes were found to be necessary components for achieving high catalytic activity.