Building Indenylidene-Ruthenium Catalysts for Metathesis Transformations

Herve Clavier, Steven Patrick Nolan

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Abstract

Ruthenium-mediated olefin metathesis has emerged as an indispensable tool in organic synthesis for the formation carbon carbon double bonds, attested by the large number of applications for natural product synthesis. Among the numerous catalysts developed to mediate olefin metathesis transformations, ruthenium-indenylidene complexes are robust and powerful pre-catalysts. The discovery of this catalyst category was slightly muddled due to a first mis-assignment of the compound structure. This report provides an overview of the synthetic routes for the construction of the indenylidene pattern in ruthenium complexes. The parameters relating to the indenylidene moiety construction will be discussed as well as the mechanism of this formation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGreen metathesis chemistry: great challenges in synthesis, catalysis and nanotechnology
EditorsV. Dragutan, A. Demoncean, I. Dragutan, E.S. Finkelshtein
PublisherSpringer
Pages39-47
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)978-90-481-3431-1
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventConference of the NATO-Advanced-Study Institute on Green Metathesis Chemistry: Great Challenges in Synthesis, Catalysis and Nanotechnology - Bucharest, Romania
Duration: 21 Jul 20082 Aug 2008

Publication series

NameNATO science for peace and security series. Series - A: chemistry and biology
ISSN (Print)1871-4641

Conference

ConferenceConference of the NATO-Advanced-Study Institute on Green Metathesis Chemistry: Great Challenges in Synthesis, Catalysis and Nanotechnology
Country/TerritoryRomania
CityBucharest
Period21/07/082/08/08

Keywords

  • Olefin metathesis
  • Ruthenium catalysts
  • Indenylidene complexes
  • Allenylidene complexes
  • Fluorenylidene complexes
  • RING-CLOSING METATHESIS
  • TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION
  • HIGHLY-ACTIVE CATALYSTS
  • OLEFIN METATHESIS
  • ALLENYLIDENE COMPLEXES
  • ALKENE METATHESIS
  • CROSS-METATHESIS
  • ARENE COMPLEXES
  • EFFICIENT
  • CARBENE

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