Pure Appl. Chem., 2006, Vol. 78, No. 2, pp. 469-476
doi:10.1351/pac200678020469
Connecting catalytic cycles by organometallic transformations in situ: Novel perspectives in the olefin metathesis field*
Bernd Schmidt
Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, University of Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
Abstract:
Tandem sequences consisting of an olefin metathesis step and a subsequent non-metathesis reaction become accessible by organometallic transformations of the Ru-carbene species in situ. This contribution highlights some tandem sequences that rely on the conversion of the metathesis catalyst to Ru-hydrides, with special emphasis on the tandem ring-closing metathesis (RCM)-double-bond isomerization sequence.
Keywords: catalysis; isomerization; metathesis; ruthenium; tandem sequence.
*Pure Appl. Chem. 78, 197-523. An issue of reviews and research papers based on lectures presented at the 13th IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS-13), Geneva, Switzerland, 17-21 July 2005.