Abstract The self-metathesis of readily available monounsaturated FA has the potential of being an important pathway for the synthesis of symmetrical long-chain unsaturated-α, ω- dicarboxylic acids (C 18− C 26). Previous studies on the self-metathesis of monounsaturated FA esters using ruthenium catalysts in solution, however, suffered from low conversions as a result of the thermodynamic control of the reaction. We have found that the second- ...
