Measurement of organic compounds in KarahaTelaga Bodas and Coso fluid inclusions shows there are strong relationships between H2 concentrations and alkane/alkene ratios and benzene concentrations. Inclusion analyses that indicate H2 concentrations > 0.001 mol % typically have ethane > ethylene, propane > propylene, and butane > butylene. There are three end member fluid compositions: type 1 flu...

Application of a tridentate NHC containing pincer ligand to Pt catalyzed cascade cyclization reactions has allowed for the catalytic, diastereoselective cycloisomerization of biogenic alkene terminated substrates to the their polycyclic counterparts.

Novel doubly bridged metallocenes have been prepared by remarkably selective two-fold alkene ring-closing metathesis. The solid state structures of 3 and 5 reveal 1,2',3,4'-connectivity and screw-shaped geometry of the molecules.

A lkenes are amongst the most versatile functional groups in synthetic organic chemistry. They can be readily functionalized using a broad toolbox of reagent and catalyst-based methods, which provide more complex molecules for a host of applications. Alkenes are most commonly and conveniently prepared using Wittigand Julia-type reactions of carbonyl electrophiles; however, control over the prod...

Density functional theory calculations are reported concerning the dissociative mechanism for alkene metathesis by ruthenium dichloride catalysts, including both bisphosphine and diaminocarbene/phosphine complexes. The calculations use a hierarchy of models, ranging from [(L)(PH(3))Ru(Cl)(2)(CH(2))](L=PH(3) or diaminocarbene) through the larger [(L)(PMe(3))Ru(Cl)(2)(CHPh)] to the "real"[(L)(PCy...

Substituted Internal Alkene Complex Kerry A. Pickin, Cynthia S. Day, Marcus W. Wright, and Mark E. Welker* Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7486, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 An unusual cobaloxime substituted terminal alkene has been isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The double bond in the alkene readily isomerizes but the title compound could be isolated ...

Activation of π-bond with organic Lewis acid and cationic surfactant mediated direct transfer of halides to alkyne and alkene are demonstrated to afford α,α-dihaloketones and other valuable synthons with outstanding selectivities.