Ruthenium-Based Complexes Bearing Quaternary Ammonium Tags as Versatile Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis: From the Discovery to Practical Applications
Tomasz K. Olszewski, Michał Bieniek, Krzysztof Skowerski
Abstract
This personal account describes the development and fine-tuning of pH-neutral quaternary-ammonium-tagged ruthenium-based complexes, their use as versatile catalysts for olefin metathesis, and the application of that transformation in the synthesis of complex molecules.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumOlefin metathesisAmmoniumCatalysisMetathesisOlefin fiberCombinatorial chemistryRing-opening metathesis polymerisationChemistryAcyclic diene metathesisOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerizationPolymerSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemical Synthesis and Analysis