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The influence of N-heterocyclic carbene steric and electronic properties in Ru-catalysed cross metathesis reactions

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JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 696, Issue 25, Pages 3935-3938

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.04.023

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Olefin metathesis; Cross metathesis; Ruthenium; N-Heterocyclic carbene; E/Z isomers

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  1. EC [CP-FP211468-2-EUMET]
  2. Royal Society Wolfson Research

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The present study examines the influence of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand electronic and steric parameters on the activity of ruthenium indenylidene complexes in cross metathesis. The NHC ligands tested lead to varied E/Z selectivities with the pre-catalyst bearing an IMes ligand exhibiting high activity. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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