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

Since the discovery of olefin metathesis in the mid-1950s, there has been great interest in
using this versatile reaction to synthesize macromolecular materials. More recently, living …

A new family of 1, 3-dimesityl-4, 5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene-substituted ruthenium-based
complexes 9a− c has been prepared starting from RuCl2 (CHPh)(PCy3) 2 2. These air-and …

Several highly active, recoverable and recyclable Ru-based metathesis catalysts are
presented. The crystal structure of Ru complex 5, bearing a 1, 3-dimesityl-4, 5 …

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

The replacement of multistep, salt-generating chemical synthesis with efficient catalyzed
reactions that strive for atom economy1 is having a significant impact on the manufacture of …

A scheme is advanced for the classification of one-pot, coupled catalytic transformations,
which distinguishes between one-pot, domino/cascade, and tandem catalysis. The last of …

The novel air and water tolerant, imidazolinylidene-substituted ruthenium-based complex 3,
has been prepared starting from RuCl2 ( CHPh)(PCy3) 22 and shown to exhibit increased …

The importance of medium-and large-sized rings in organic chemistry is exemplified by their
being the structural core of a large number of biologically important natural products1 and …

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 …