Effects of NHC-backbone substitution on efficiency in ruthenium-based olefin metathesis

KM Kuhn, JB Bourg, CK Chung, SC Virgil…

Index: Kuhn, Kevin M.; Bourg, Jean-Baptiste; Chung, Cheol K.; Virgil, Scott C.; Grubbs, Robert H. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009 , vol. 131, p. 5313 - 5320

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Abstract

A series of ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts bearing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands with varying degrees of backbone and N-aryl substitution have been prepared. These complexes show greater resistance to decomposition through C− H activation of the N-aryl group, resulting in increased catalyst lifetimes. This work has utilized robotic technology to examine the activity and stability of each catalyst in metathesis, providing ...