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“Greener Shade of Ruthenium”: New Concepts of Activation, Immobilization, and Recovery of Ruthenium Catalysts For Green Olefin Metathesis

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Metathesis Chemistry

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The results described herewith demonstrate that the activity of ruthenium (Ru) metathesis catalysts can be enhanced by introduction of electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) without detriment to catalysts stability. This principle can be used not only to increase the catalyst activity, but also to alter its physical–chemical properties, such as solubility in given medium or affinity to silica gel. An example of novel immobilisation strategy, based on this concept is presented. The ammonium-tagged Hoveyda-type catalysts can be successfully applied in aqueous media as well as in ionic liquids (IL). Substitution of a benzylidene fragment can be used not only to immobilize the organometallic complex in such media, but also to increase its catalytic activity by electronic activation. The high stability and good application profiles of such modified catalysts in conjunction with their facile removal from organic products can be expected to offer new opportunities in green applications of olefin metathesis.

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Michrowska, A., Gulajski, L., Grela, K. (2007). “Greener Shade of Ruthenium”: New Concepts of Activation, Immobilization, and Recovery of Ruthenium Catalysts For Green Olefin Metathesis. In: Imamoglu, Y., Dragutan, V., Karabulut, S. (eds) Metathesis Chemistry. NATO Science Series, vol 243. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6091-5_10

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