Electrochemically Controlled Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin ­Metathesis

Abstract

The development of a system to electrochemically control ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis is reported. Catalyzed by a commercially-available bis-NHC Ru complex, this system displays a broad substrate scope with very short reaction times, as well as excellent levels of temporal control over metathesis with only electricity as a stimulus.

Key words

electrochemistry - electrocatalysis - olefin metathesis - ruthenium catalysis

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