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Published October 5, 2000 | public
Journal Article

In Situ Preparation of a Highly Active N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Coordinated Olefin Metathesis Catalyst

Abstract

Highly active N-heterocyclic carbene-coordinated catalysts may be synthesized and used in situ, without requiring prior isolation of the catalyst. Activation of this in situ catalyst with ethereal HCl dramatically reduces the reaction times required for high conversions. A variety of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl-containing substrates participate readily in cross and ring-closing metathesis reactions using this preparation.

Additional Information

© 2000 American Chemical Society. Received 19 July 2000. Published online 7 September 2000. Published in print 1 October 2000. The authors thank the National Institutes of Health for financial support. Dr. Hyunjin Kim is gratefully acknowledged for supplying 5. Dr. Choon Woo Lee, Dr. Jennifer Love, Melanie Sanford, and Arnab Chatterjee are also acknowledged for helpful discussions and suggestions.

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