Probing the Mechanism of Olefin Metathesis in Grubbs-Hoveyda and Grela Type Complexes

摘要

Progress in catalysis critically relies on detailed mechanistic understanding. The development of olefin metathesis over the last decades from ill-defined, low-activity catalysts to powerful synthetic tools is an excellent example. Detailed studies on the mechanism of Ru-mediated olefin metathesis were done for Grubbs first- and second-generation complexes and variants thereof.