A Unique Ruthenium Carbyne Complex: A Highly Thermo‐endurable Catalyst for Olefin Metathesis

• DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201200119
• Publication Date: 2012-09-30T13:48:27Z
• Authors: Mingbo Shao; Lu Zheng; Weixia Qiao; Jingjing Wang; Jianhui Wang
• Keywords: Carbyne; Cationic polymerization; Olefin Metathesis; Salt metathesis reaction

Abstract A cationic ruthenium carbyne complex was prepared and found to initiate olefin metathesis reactions with good activities, which throws a new light on the design of type catalyst for RCM reactions. More importantly, no double bond isomerized by‐product observed even at elevated temperatures in catalyzed by complex. mechanism involving situ conversion carbene via addition an iodide carbon also proposed.