Ruthenium carbene-based olefin metathesis initiators: Catalyst decomposition and longevity

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 7202-7207

  Ulman, Michael ^a   Grubbs, Robert H ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033578944     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9908703     Document Type: Article

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