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 …

Conspectus The most important means for tuning and improving a catalyst's properties is the
delicate exchange of the ligand shell around the central metal atom. Perhaps for no other …

We have investigated the performance of eight popular density functionals, four of which are
“standard” functionals not including dispersion (B3LYP, BP86, PBE, and TPSS) and four of …

Rationally designed Ru-based catalysts for efficient Z-selective olefin metathesis are
featured. The new complexes contain a dithiolate ligand and can be accessed in a single …

The success of olefin metathesis has spurred the intense investigation of new catalysts for
this transformation. With the development of many different catalysts, however, it becomes …

A new N-heterocyclic carbene containing olefin metathesis catalyst,(sIMes)(Cl) 2Ru (CH
(CH2) 2-C, N-2-C5H4N)(4a), was synthesized from (sIMes)(PCy3)(Cl) 2Ru CHPh (1) or …

The synthesis and characterization of a cis-dichloro sulfur chelated olefin metathesis catalyst
is presented. The catalyst was extremely stable at room temperature in solution under …

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

Preparation, substrate scope, and activity of a previously reported mechanically activated
metathesis catalyst were investigated. Scission of the catalyst under ultrasound irradiation …

Olefin metathesis catalysed by ruthenium has emerged at the frontier of modern synthetic
chemistry. The desire to enhance catalyst stability, gain control over the catalytic process …