Tandem ROMP/Hydrogenation Approach to Hydroxy-Telechelic Linear PolyethyleneCaitlin S. Sample, Elizabeth A. Kellstedt, and Marc A. Hillmyer*ACS Macro Lett 2022 11 608–614https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00144 Continuous Additive Manufacturing using Olefin MetathesisJeffrey C. Foster, Adam W. Cook, Nicolas T. Monk, Brad H. Jones, Leah N. Appelhans, Erica M. Redline, Samuel C. Leguizamon*Adv Sci 2022 ASAPhttps://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202200770 Highly Substrate-Selective Macrocyclic Ring Closing […]

Substituent-Enhanced Intermolecular Catalytic Ene-yne Metathesis for Efficient 1,3-Diene SynthesisKevin Basemann, Bradley M. Schmidt, and Aaron D. Sadow*ACS Catal 2022 12 1 226-234https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c04074 Enantioselective Synthesis of Oxazaborolidines by Palladium-Catalyzed N-H/B-H Double Activation of 1,2-AzaborinesTaiki Morita, Hiroki Murakami, Yasunobu Asawa, Hiroyuki Nakamura*Angew Chem Int Ed 2022 ASAPhttps://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202113558 An Orthogonal Dynamic Covalent Polymer Network with Distinctive Topology Transformations […]

Reversibly Photoswitchable Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis Reactions Seongwook Park, Seunghwan Byun, Huijeoung Ryu, Hyungwoo Hahm, Junseong Lee, and Sukwon Hong* ACS Catal 2021 11 13860-13865 Comparison of the Spectroscopically Measured Catalyst Transformation and Electrochemical Properties of Grubbs’ First- and Second-Generation Catalysts Marthinus R. Swart, Charlene Marais, and Elizabeth Erasmus* ACS Omega 2021 6 43 28642-28653 […]

Metal-Catalyzed Metathesis of Fluorinated Alkenes: Still a Current Major Challenge Augustin Nouaille, Jan Lorkowski, Xavier Pannecoucke, Marc Mauduit,* Thomas Poisson, and Samuel Couve-Bonnaire* ACS Catal 2021 11 12307-12323 This review documents two decades of challenging research into the metathesis of fluorinated alkenes. Recent Advances in Transformations Involving Electron-Rich Alkenes: Functionalization, Cyclization, and Cross-Metathesis Reactions Fei […]

Substituent Effects Provide Access to Tetrasubstituted Ring-Opening Olefin Metathesis of Bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-6-enes Gyusaang Youn and Nicole S. Sampson* ACS Org Inorg 2021 ASAP Fatty Acids and their Derivatives as Renewable Platform Molecules for the Chemical Industry Ursula Biermann, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Ivo Feussner, Michael A. R. Meier,* and Jgrgen O. Metzger Angew Chem Int Ed 2021 […]

Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of δ-Pinene: Well-Defined Polyolefins from Pine Sap Mark R. Yarolimek, Heather R. Bookbinder, Brianna M. Coia, and Justin G. Kennemur* ACS Macro Lett 2021 10 760-766 Nitro and Other Electron Withdrawing Group Activated Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis Reactions Anna Kajetanowicz* and Karol Grela* Angew Chem Int Ed 2021 60 13738–13756 Metathesis […]

Engineering a Metathesis-Catalyzing Artificial Metalloenzyme Based on HaloTag Sandro Fischer, Thomas R. Ward,* and Alexandria D. Liang* ACS Catal 2021 11 6343-6347 Fatty Acids and their Derivatives as Renewable Platform Molecules for the Chemical Industry Ursula Biermann, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Ivo Feussner, Michael A. R. Meier,* and Jürgen O. Metzger Angew Chem Int Ed 2021 […]

Total Synthesis of Haliclonin A Yuan Jin, Kensuke Orihara, Fumiki Kawagishi, Tatsuya Toma, Tohru Fukuyama, and Satoshi Yokoshima* Angew Chem Int Ed 2021 60 9666–9671 Light-Driven gem-Hydrogenation: An Orthogonal Entry into “Second Generation” Ruthenium Carbene Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis Raphael J. Zachmann, and Alois Fürstner* Chem Eur J 2021 ASAP Oxanorbornenes: promising new single addition […]

Fatty Acids and their Derivatives as Renewable Platform Molecules for the Chemical Industry Ursula Biermann, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Ivo Feussner, Michael A. R. Meier,* Jürgen O. Metzger Angew Chem Int Ed 2021 ASAP Section 3.2.6 of this review details the last decade of olefin metathesis aided advances in the chemistry of natural oils and fats […]

Cyclic(Alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs) in Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Jennifer Morvan, Marc Mauduit,* Guy Bertrand,* and Rodolphe Jazzar* ACS Catal 2021 11 1714-1748 Recent Developments in Z-Selective Olefin Metathesis Reactions by Molybdenum, Tungsten, Ruthenium, and Vanadium Catalysts Kamal M. Dawood,* and Kotohiro Nomura Adv Synth Catal 2021 ASAP Reactivity and Selectivity in Ruthenium Sulfur-Chelated Diiodo Catalysts Noy B. […]