Mixed N-heterocyclic carbene/phosphite ruthenium complexes: towards a new generation of olefin metathesis catalysts

Xavier Bantreil; Thibault E Schmid; Rebecca A M Randall; Alexandra M Z Slawin; Catherine S J Cazin

doi:10.1039/c0cc02448a

Mixed N-heterocyclic carbene/phosphite ruthenium complexes: towards a new generation of olefin metathesis catalysts

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Oct 14;46(38):7115-7. doi: 10.1039/c0cc02448a. Epub 2010 Aug 27.

Authors

Xavier Bantreil¹, Thibault E Schmid, Rebecca A M Randall, Alexandra M Z Slawin, Catherine S J Cazin

Affiliation

¹ EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK KY16 9ST.

PMID: 20820539
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc02448a

Abstract

The synthesis, characterisation and catalytic behaviour of ruthenium indenylidene complexes bearing an N-heterocyclic carbene and triisopropylphosphite are described.