| Literature DB >> 21574621 |
Benjamin K Keitz1, Jean Bouffard, Guy Bertrand, Robert H Grubbs.
Abstract
The synthesis of a ruthenium complex containing an N-heterocylic carbene (NHC) and a mesoionic carbene (MIC) is described wherein addition of a Brønsted acid results in protonolysis of the Ru-MIC bond to generate an extremely active metathesis catalyst. Mechanistic studies implicated a rate-determining protonation step in the generation of the metathesis-active species. The activity of the NHC/MIC catalyst was found to exceed those of current commercial ruthenium catalysts.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21574621 PMCID: PMC3121189 DOI: 10.1021/ja203070r
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419