Density functional theory calculations have been used to explore the potential of Ru-based complexes with 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene (SIMes) ligand backbone (A) being modified in silico by the insertion of a C60 molecule (B and C), as olefin metathesis catalysts. To this end, we investigated the olefin metathesis reaction catalyzed by complexes A, B, and C using ethylene...

Heptapeptides containing residues with terminal olefin-derivatized side chains (3 and 4) have been treated with ruthenium alkylidene 1 and undergone facile ring-closing olefin metathesis (RCM) to give 21- and 23-membered macrocyclic peptides (5 and 6). The primary structures of peptides 3 and 4 were based upon a previously studied heptapeptide (2), which was shown to adopt a predominantly 3(10)...

The commercially available 6-methoxy-1-tetralone 1 was converted [15] into the olefin 2 in 94% yield by heating under reflux with 2,4-pentanediol and a catalytic amount of p-toluenesulphonic acid (p-TsOH) who’s spectroscopic properties perfectly agree with structure assigned. The olefin 2 was also previously synthesized by different routes [14,16] but the yield was not high compared with the pr...

The first application of olefin cross-metathesis with vinylchlorins and vinylporphyrins using a "second generation" Grubbs' catalyst is reported. Cross-metathesis products were obtained in good yields with high E-stereoselectivity.

Styrene can be polymerized at room temperature in the presence of equimolar mixtures of the gold(III) complexes (NHC)AuBr3 (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene ligand) and NaBAr'4, in the first example of a gold-induced olefin polymerization reaction.

[figure: see text] Thermolysis of lactone 18 initiated a stereospecific transannular nitrone-olefin [3 + 2] cycloaddition to yield tetracycle 19. Methanolysis followed by reductive cleavage of the isoxazolidine yielded 20, representing the azaspirocyclic core of pinnaic acid (1).

Fully substituted olefin generation via metathesis is presented. Catalyst development, optimization of reaction conditions and substrate screening are included. In addition, asymmetric alkene metathesis, the cross metathesis reaction for this transformation and its application in natural products will be discussed.

Extensive solid-state NMR analyses unambiguously determine the formation of silica supported W bis-methylidene methyl species by reaction of the corresponding methyl carbyne with trimethylphosphine or a cyclic olefin.

The Pd-catalyzed reaction of N-tosylhydrazones and arylboronic acids provides olefin derivatives. This oxidative cross-coupling is suggested to proceed through a migratory insertion process of a Pd carbene intermediate.

The N-heterocyclic olefin, IPr=CH(2) (IPr = [(HCNDipp)(2)C], Dipp = 2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3)) has been demonstrated to be of sufficient Lewis basicity to stabilize main group hydrides in unusually low oxidation states.