Recent advances in ruthenium-indenylidene mediated olefin metathesis

Herve Clavier, Fabien Boeda, Steven Patrick Nolan

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Abstract

Ruthenium-indenylidene complexes are robust and efficient precatalysts for olefin metathesis reactions. This report provides an overview of recent developments in the synthesis of ruthenium-indenylidene complexes and their applications in olefin metathesis transformations. The construction of the indenylidene moiety will be discussed as well as the diverse series of Ru-based complexes including their performance and scope in catalysis. There is also an increasing interest for olefin metathesis steps in total syntheses; recent examples of syntheses of natural compounds using ruthenium-indenylidene complexes are also reviewed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)54-56
Number of pages3
JournalChimica Oggi-Chemistry Today
Volume26
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008

Keywords

  • RING-CLOSING METATHESIS
  • ALLENYLIDENE COMPLEXES
  • CROSS-METATHESIS
  • CATALYSTS
  • PHOSPHINE
  • ANALOGS

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