Polyolefins account for two thirds by weight of the global synthetic polymers. There are more
than 300 grades of commercial polyolefins, whose properties depend on their …

The second-generation Grubbs catalyst contains N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) coordinated
to Ru center. Various such complexes have been employed as catalysts for the olefin …

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 …

A series of second-generation ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts was investigated using
a combination of reaction kinetics, X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and DFT …

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

Ruthenium‐mediated olefin metathesis has been widely applied for the synthesis of various
organic molecules and polymers. Inspired by the cocatalyst strategy for olefin …

The origins of the unexpected finding that Ru catechothiolate complexes, in contrast to
catecholate derivatives, promote exceptional Z-selective olefin metathesis reactions are …

Density functional theory calculations accounting for dispersion, thermochemical, and
continuum solvent effects have been applied to study the metathesis of ethyl vinyl ether …

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 …