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The Metathesis Reaction in Drug Discovery and Development – A Review of Recent Patent Literature David L Hughes*, Philip Wheeler*, and Doina Ene Org Proc Res Dev 2017 ASAP A thorough review of patent literature (01/2016-08/2017) focused on the … [Continue reading]
Decomposition of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts by Brønsted Base: Metallacyclobutane Deprotonation as a Primary Deactivating Event Gwendolyn A Bailey, Justin Alexander MacDonald Lummiss, Marco Foscato, Giovanni Occhipinti, Robert McDonald, Vidar … [Continue reading]
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Loss and Reformation of Ruthenium Alkylidene: Connecting Olefin Metathesis, Catalyst Deactivation, Regeneration, and Isomerization Julien Engel, Wietse Smit, Marco Foscato, Giovanni Occhipinti,* Karl W. Törnroos and Vidar R. Jensen* J Am Chem … [Continue reading]
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Sterically Demanding Ruthenium Dithiolate Catalysts for Stereoretentive Olefin Metathesis T. Patrick Montgomery, Jessica M. Grandner, K. N. Houk, and Robert H. Grubbs* Organometallics 2017 ASAP Synthesis and … [Continue reading]
Total Synthesis of Kanamienamide D. Prabhakar Reddy, Ning Zhang, Zhimei Yu, Zhen Wang, and Yun He* J Org Chem 2017 ASAP A 1,2-Dicarbadodecaborane(12)-1,2-Dithiolate Chelating Ruthenium Carbene Catalyst for Highly Z Selective Olefin … [Continue reading]