Ruthenium carbene complexes with N,N'-bis(mesityl)imidazol-2-ylidene ligands: RCM catalysts of extended scope

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2204-2207

  Fürstner, Alois ^a,b   Thiel, Oliver R ^a,b   Ackermann, Lutz ^a,b   Schanz, Hans Jörg ^a,b   Nolan, Steven P ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; CYCLOALKENE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0037620216     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9918504     Document Type: Article

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