On the relationship between structure and reaction rate in olefin ring-closing metathesis

Ian W. Ashworth, Davide Carboni, Ian H. Hillier, David J. Nelson, Jonathan M. Percy, Giuseppe Rinaudo, Mark A. Vincent

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    Abstract

    In the RCM reactions of a series of simple α,ω-dienes, the relative order of reactivity has been unambiguously determined showing that cyclohexene forms faster than cyclopentene or cycloheptene. 1,5-Hexadiene inhibits the RCM of 1,7-octadiene; 1,5-hexadiene cannot progress to the RCM product (cyclobutene) but forms an unexpectedly stable cyclic η2-complex. © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7145-7147
    Number of pages2
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume46
    Issue number38
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Oct 2010

    Keywords

    • catalysts

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