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Removing Ruthenium Residues from Olefin Metathesis Reaction Products
Author(s) -
Vougioukalakis Georgios C.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201200600
Subject(s) - ruthenium , olefin metathesis , salt metathesis reaction , metathesis , acyclic diene metathesis , catalysis , chemistry , olefin fiber , combinatorial chemistry , ring opening metathesis polymerisation , organic chemistry , polymerization , polymer
Olefin metathesis has revolutionized the way chemists design and synthesize molecules, mostly due to the development of well‐defined ruthenium catalysts with high oxygen‐, moisture‐, and functional‐group tolerance. However, the complete removal of residual ruthenium after the end of a metathesis reaction often imposes significant challenges. This Minireview summarizes the strategies for the sequestration of ruthenium impurities from olefin metathesis post‐reaction mixtures, thus comprising a practical guide for synthetic chemists employing ruthenium‐catalyzed metathesis reactions in the synthesis of organic or polymeric materials.