Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) has become a popular method for
synthesising complex functional polymers owing to the high functional group tolerance of …

Bimolecular catalyst decomposition is a fundamental, long-standing challenge in olefin
metathesis. Emerging ruthenium–cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbene (CAAC) catalysts, which …

Water is ubiquitous in olefin metathesis, at levels ranging from contaminant to cosolvent. It is
also non-benign. Water-promoted catalyst decomposition competes with metathesis, even …

Water-soluble molecular bottlebrushes (MBBs) with various functions and tunable
morphologies have found promising application prospects in the biorelevant field. However …

Ruthenium-promoted ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) offers potentially
powerful routes to amine-functionalized polymers with antimicrobial, adhesive, and self …

Ruthenium-alkylidene initiated ring-opening metathesis polymerization has been realized
under solid-state conditions by employing a mechanochemical ball milling method. This …

Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is a versatile method for synthesizing
complex macromolecules from various functional monomers. In this work, we report the …

The quite recent, yet quickly expanding, norbornene-levoglucosenone-based monomer
family was extended to include a novel bi-functional methacrylate monomer that can be …

Ruthenium catalysts for olefin metathesis are widely viewed as water-tolerant. Evidence is
presented, however, that even low concentrations of water cause catalyst decomposition …

Stability problems have limited the uptake of cationic olefin metathesis catalysts in chemical
biology. Described herein are anionic catalysts that improve water-solubility, robustness …