William, A.D; Lee, A. C.-H. “Acid Mediated Ring Closing Metathesis: A Powerful Synthetic Tool Enabling the Synthesis of Clinical Stage Kinase Inhibitors” CHIMIA 2015, 69, 142-145 There’s an adage in total synthesis that “every nitrogen in a … [Continue reading]
Ireland, B. J.; Dobigny, B. T.; Fogg, D. E. “Decomposition of a Phosphine-Free Metathesis Catalyst by Amines and Other Bronsted Bases: Metallacyclobutane Deprotonation as a Major Deactivation Pathway” ACS Catal. 2015 5 (8) 4690-4698 [DOI: … [Continue reading]
García-Loma, R.; Albéniz, A. C. “Poly(w-bromoalkylnorbornenes-co-norbornene) by ROMP-Hydrogenation: a Robust Support Amenable to Post-Polymerization Functionalization” RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 70244. Introducing functionality into a polymer is often … [Continue reading]
The 250th ACS National Meeting & Exposition is set for the history-rich city of Boston, MA from August 16 – 20, 2015. The theme of the event is “Innovation from Discovery to Application” which fits well with our favorite topic of olefin … [Continue reading]
Levin, E.; Mavila, S.; Eivgi, O.; Tzur, E.; Lemcoff, N.G. “Regioselective Chromatic Orthogonality with Light-Activated Metathesis Catalysts” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201500740 The control of molecular bond … [Continue reading]
“In tandem or alone: a remarkably selective transfer hydrogenation of alkenes catalyzed by ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts” G. K. Zieli?ski, C. Samoj?owicz, T. Wdowik and K. Grela, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 2684 DOI: … [Continue reading]
Neal, J. A.; Mozhdehi, D.; Guan, Z. “Enhancing Mechanical Performance of a Covalent Self-Healing Material by Sacrificial Noncovalent Bonds” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 4846-4850. Self-healing materials have been an objective of extensive research … [Continue reading]
Marx, V. M.; Sullivan, A. H.; Melaimi, M.; Virgil; S. C.; Keitz, B. K.; Weinberger, D. S.; Bertrand, G. and Grubbs, R. H. “Cyclic Alkyl Amino Carbene (CAAC) Ruthenium Complexes as Remarkably Active Catalysts for Ethenolysis” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. … [Continue reading]
The 21st International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis and Related Chemistry (ISOM XXI) will be held in Graz, Austria from July 12-16, 2015. An ISOM conference is held every two years in varied locations across the world to cover the latest … [Continue reading]
The 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition is fast approaching with Denver, CO preparing to host the biannual event from March 22 – 26, 2015. The theme of this spring’s event is “Chemistry of Natural Resources” which is fitting for the … [Continue reading]
Yves Chauvin, one of the “metathesis greats,” passed away on January 27, 2015 at the age of 84. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2005, Chauvin was a key player in proposing the metallacyclobutane intermediate of the generally accepted … [Continue reading]