Protection of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts by Encapsulation in a Self‐assembled Resorcinarene Capsule
Lukas J. Jongkind, Maryam Rahimi, David A. Poole, Stephanie J. Ton, Deryn E. Fogg, Joost N. H. Reek
Abstract
Abstract Catalyst encapsulation is examined as a means of increasing the productivity of olefin metathesis catalysts. Commercially available, cationic ruthenium metathesis catalysts were incorporated into a supramolecular resorcin[4]arene capsule. Encapsulation increased catalyst stability in water‐saturated toluene, delivering higher metathesis yields than the parent, non‐encapsulated Hoveyda catalyst in the same reaction medium.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumCatalysisCationic polymerizationMetathesisOlefin metathesisRing-opening metathesis polymerisationResorcinareneSalt metathesis reactionChemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerizationMoleculePolymerSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisChemical Synthesis and Analysis