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Tandem Catalytic Acrylonitrile Cross‐Metathesis and Hydrogenation of Nitriles with Ruthenium Catalysts: Direct Access to Linear α,ω‐Aminoesters from Renewables
Author(s) -
Miao Xiaowei,
Fischmeister Cédric,
Bruneau Christian,
Dixneuf Pierre H.,
Dubois JeanLuc,
Couturier JeanLuc
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201200086
Subject(s) - acrylonitrile , ruthenium , metathesis , alkene , catalysis , nitrile , chemistry , organic chemistry , salt metathesis reaction , tandem , combinatorial chemistry , polymerization , materials science , copolymer , polymer , composite material
Fraternité, Solidarité & complémentarité en Catalyse: Tandem alkene cross‐metathesis of acrylonitrile with long‐chain alkene and hydrogenation catalysis is performed by using a single ruthenium‐alkylidene catalyst precursor. The protocol allows the catalytic transformation of unsaturated fatty acids, derivatives of plant oils, into α,ω‐aminoesters. A key step involves the reduction of nitrile‐ester intermediates into aminoesters, the precursors of polyamides, with alkene metathesis catalyst residue under mild conditions.