All Things Metathesis

Olefin Metathesis at the 250th ACS Meeting

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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]

Controlling the “Light” Path to Metathesis

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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]

Olefin Metathesis in Self-Healing Materials

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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]

New Remarkably Efficient Ethenolysis Catalysts

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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]

Olefin Metathesis at the 249th ACS Meeting

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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 Metathesis Greats, Dies at 84

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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]

The Boomerang is Back in Olefin Metathesis

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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]

Olefin Metathesis at the 248th ACS Meeting

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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]

Examining Polytopal Rearrangements around Ruthenium

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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]