Bates, J. M.; Lummiss, J. A. M.; C.; Bailey; G. A., and Fogg, D. E. “Operation of the Boomerang Mechanism in Olefin Metathesis Reactions Promoted by the Second-Generation Hoveyda Catalyst” ACS Catal., 2014, 4 (7), 2387-94. No consensus has been … [Continue reading]
The 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition will be held in San Francisco, California from August 10-14, 2014. The theme of this fall’s meeting is “Chemistry and Global Stewardship.” As olefin metathesis has made significant … [Continue reading]
Torker, S.; Khan, R.K.M.; Hoveyda, A.M. “The Influence of Anionic Ligands on Stereoisomerism of Ru Carbenes and Their Importance to Efficiency and Selectivity of Catalytic Olefin Metathesis Reactions” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3439-3455. For … [Continue reading]
Modern Synthetic Methods & Chiral USA Resort Orlando-Celebration Hotel, Florida USA May 19–21, 2014 Scientific Update has created a 3-day conference and exhibition to bridge a gap between industry and academia. Since industry rarely devises … [Continue reading]
Denard, C. A.; Huang; H.; Bartlett, M. J., Lu, L.; Tan, Y.; Zhao, H.; and Hartwig, J. F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 465. Recently, the Hartwig group reported a tandem reaction in which a metalloenzyme and a metathesis catalyst worked … [Continue reading]
The 247th ACS National Meeting and Exposition is less than a month away. The late winter/early spring event is set for Dallas, Texas from March 16-20, 2014. Olefin metathesis has no problem fitting into the meeting’s theme of “Chemistry and Materials … [Continue reading]
Keitz, B.K.; Fedorov, A.; Grubbs, R.H. “Cis-Selective Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization with Ruthenium Catalysts” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 2040-2043. Rosebrugh, L.E.; Marx, V.M.; Keitz, B.K.; Grubbs, R.H. “Synthesis of Highly Cis, … [Continue reading]
Since Daryl Allen wrote his post in 2011 on the development of the first cis-selective ruthenium catalysts with chelating NHC ligands, a lot of activity and exciting new developments occurred in the area which warrants an update. After the pivalate … [Continue reading]
July 18, 2013 was a very exciting day for the olefin metathesis community. The first press release from Elevance Renewable Sciences and Wilmar International Limited reported that their joint venture, a $40 million olefin metathesis-based bio-refinery … [Continue reading]
Wolf, S. and Plenio, H. “On the Ethenolysis of End-of-Life Tire Granules” Green Chemistry 2013, 15, 315-319. DOI: 10.1039/c2g36417d If one accepts the old adage “The more things change, the more they stay the same…” is true, does it then follow … [Continue reading]
The American Chemical Society 246th National Meeting & Exhibition will take place this year from Sept 8-12 in Indianapolis, IN. As one might expect, given the location, the theme of the meeting is “Chemistry in Motion.” Although I didn’t see any … [Continue reading]