Chiral Ru-based complexes for asymmetric olefin metathesis: Enhancement of catalyst activity through steric and electronic modifications

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 41, 2003, Pages 12502-12508

  Van Veldhuizen, Joshua J ^a   Gillingham, Dennis G ^a   Garber, Steven B ^a   Kataoka, Osamu ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METATHESIS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPLEXATION; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

OLEFINS;

ALKENE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0141885397     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0302228     Document Type: Article

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