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From Olefin to Alkane Metathesis: A Historical Point of View
Author(s) -
Basset JeanMarie,
Copéret Christophe,
Soulivong Daravong,
Taoufik Mostafa,
ThivolleCazat Jean
Publication year - 2006
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/anie.200602155
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , alkane , metathesis , catalysis , olefin metathesis , homogeneous , salt metathesis reaction , olefin fiber , organic chemistry , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , polymerization , polymer
Is two better than one? The recent discovery of a homogeneous catalytic system for alkane metathesis is analyzed and compared to other existing systems. The new catalytic system is a combination of two catalysts that carry out dehydrogenation/hydrogenation and olefin metathesis (see scheme).