Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical, Vol.254, No.1-2, 118-123, 2006
New tunable catalysts for olefin metathesis: Controlling the initiation through electronic factors
Synthesis and screening of catalytic activity of two novel ruthenium carbene complexes 9 and 10 bearing substiments in 2-isopropoxybenzylidene ligand is described. These precatalysts constitute excellent tools for RCM and enyne metathesis by combining high stability with a possibility of their on-demand activation by heat and Bronsted (9) or Lewis acids (10). (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.