A Ru-isocyanate initiator for fast, living, precisely controlled ring-opening metathesis polymerization at ambient temperatures

Sebastien Monfette; Joshua Marleau-Gillette; Jay C Conrad; Robert McDonald; Deryn E Fogg

doi:10.1039/c2dt32568c

A Ru-isocyanate initiator for fast, living, precisely controlled ring-opening metathesis polymerization at ambient temperatures

Dalton Trans. 2012 Dec 28;41(48):14476-9. doi: 10.1039/c2dt32568c.

Authors

Sebastien Monfette¹, Joshua Marleau-Gillette, Jay C Conrad, Robert McDonald, Deryn E Fogg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada K1N 6N5.

PMID: 23135064
DOI: 10.1039/c2dt32568c

Abstract

The new complex Ru(NCO)(2)(IMes)(py)(2)(=CHPh) is the first ruthenium metathesis initiator capable of fast, controlled living polymerization of functionalized norbornenes at room temperature, irrespective of monomer bulk.