Clean, convenient, high-yield access to second-generation ru metathesis catalysts from commercially available precursors

ChemCatChem

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2020-2025

  vanLierop, Bianca J ^a   Reckling, Amy M ^a   Lummiss, Justin A M ^a   Fogg, Deryn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homogeneous catalysis; Metathesis; N heterocyclic carbene; Ruthenium; Scavenger

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RESIN; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; ISOLATED YIELD; LIGAND EXCHANGES; METATHESIS; METATHESIS CATALYSTS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; OLEFIN METATHESIS; RUTHENIUM CATALYSTS; SCAVENGER;

OLEFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84870476379     PISSN: 18673880     EISSN: 18673899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200540     Document Type: Article

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