Generation and spectroscopic characterization of ruthenacyclobutane and ruthenium olefin carbene intermediates relevant to ring closing metathesis catalysis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 4485-4491

  Van Der Eide, Edwin F ^a   Romero, Patricio E ^a   Piers, Warren E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

RING CLOSING METATHESIS; RUTHENACYCLOBUTANE; RUTHENIUM OLEFIN CARBENE INTERMEDIATES;

ETHYLENE;

ACENAPHTHYLENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 41549138776     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja710364e     Document Type: Article

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