Searching for the hidden hydrides: the competition between alkene isomerization and metathesis with Grubbs catalysts

Ian W. Ashworth; Ian H. Hillier; David J Nelson; Jonathan M Percy; Mark A. Vincent

doi:10.1002/ejoc.201201036

Searching for the hidden hydrides: the competition between alkene isomerization and metathesis with Grubbs catalysts

Ian W. Ashworth, Ian H. Hillier, David J Nelson, Jonathan M Percy, Mark A. Vincent

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Abstract

Although Grubbs metathesis catalysts have enabled syntheses of a range of molecules, alkene isomerization, a known and problematic side reaction, is poorly understood. Several mechanisms which have been advanced to account for isomerization were studied by using electronic structure calculations. The pathway catalyzed by a ruthenium hydride emerged as the most facile process by a significant margin. For the first time, we have obtained experimental evidence for the presence of this species in a metathesis-active system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5673–5677
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume	2012
Issue number	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201201036
Publication status	Published - Oct 2012

Keywords

ruthenium
metathesis
homogeneous catalysis
density functional calculations
kinetics

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Searching for the hidden hydrides: the competition between alkene isomerization and metathesis with Grubbs catalysts

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