Ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts, known for their functional group tolerance and
broad applicability in organic synthesis and polymer science, continue to evolve as an …

The fascinating story of olefin (or alkene) metathesis (eq 1) began almost five decades ago,
when Anderson and Merckling reported the first carbonrcarbon double-bond rearrangement …

In recent years, the olefin metathesis reaction has attracted widespread attention as a
versatile carbon− carbon bond-forming method. Many new applications have become …

The advent of well‐defined catalysts for olefin metathesis which combine high activity,
durability, and excellent tolerance towards polar functional groups has revolutionized the …

Recent advances in olefin metathesis, focusing on the areas of ring-closing olefin
metathesis (RCM) and cross metathesis, are reviewed. Among numerous complexes which …

Catalytic olefin metathesis—through which pairs of C= C bonds are reorganized—
transforms simple molecules to those that are complex and precious. This class of reactions …

A Ru carbene (8, Scheme 2) that contains an internal metal− oxygen chelate is an active
metathesis catalyst and is readily obtained by the sequential treatment of Cl2Ru (PPh3) 3 …

Metal-catalyzed reactions have made a great contribution to the recent growth of organic
synthesis, and a variety of synthetic methods have been reported using mainly group 8 …

Among the many types of transition‐metal‐catalyzed C C bond‐forming reactions, olefin
metathesis has come to the fore in recent years owing to the wide range of transformations …

Transition metal catalyzed C C bond formations belong to the most important reactions in
organic synthesis. One particularly interesting reaction is olefin metathesis, a metal …