Ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts are one of the most commonly used class of catalysts.
There are multiple reviews on their uses in various branches of chemistry and other …

The stereoselective formation of carbon–carbon double bonds is a longstanding topic in
organic chemistry. Since the early 90s, catalytic olefin metathesis has emerged as a …

While the fundamental series of [2+ 2] cycloadditions and retro [2+ 2] cycloadditions that
make up the pathways of ruthenium-catalysed metathesis reactions is well-established, the …

Ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts are used in laboratory-scale organic synthesis
across chemistry, largely thanks to their ease of handling and functional group tolerance. In …

This account highlights the synthesis and applications of one of the very bulky NHC ligands,
IPr*(1, 3-bis (2, 6-bis (diphenylmethyl)-4-methylphenyl) imidazo-2-ylidene). This ligand and …

The initiation mechanism of ruthenium methylidene complexes was studied detailing
mechanistic insights of all involved reaction steps within a classical olefin metathesis …

The decomposition of a Z-selective ruthenium metathesis catalyst and structurally similar
analogues has been investigated utilizing X-ray crystallography and density functional …

Density functional theory calculations have been used to investigate the activation steps
involving three of the most used alkylidene groups in Ru-catalysts for olefins metathesis …

Density functional theory calculations have been used to explore the potential of Fe-based
complexes with an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, as olefin metathesis catalysts. Apart from …

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to predict and rationalize the effect of
the modification of the structure of the prototype 1, 3-bis (2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imidazol-2 …