Bimolecular Coupling in Olefin Metathesis: Correlating Structure and Decomposition for Leading and Emerging Ruthenium−Carbene Catalysts
Daniel L. Nascimento, Marco Foscato, Giovanni Occhipinti, Vidar R. Jensen, Deryn E. Fogg
Abstract
. Fast catalyst initiation, a major design goal in olefin metathesis, thus has the negative consequence of accelerating decomposition. Inhibiting bimolecular decomposition offers major opportunities to transform catalyst productivity and utility, and to realize the outstanding promise of olefin metathesis.
Topics & Concepts
CarbeneChemistryPyridineCatalysisRutheniumSteric effectsMetathesisDecompositionMedicinal chemistryCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerizationPolymerSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis