Synlett 2023; 34(12): 1477-1481
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751469
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Special Issue Honoring Masahiro Murakami’s Contributions to Science

Electrochemically Controlled Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin ­Metathesis

Jennifer A. Nguyen
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David C. Cabanero
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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. 2102672). The authors acknowledge the use of facilities and instrumentation supported by the NSF through Columbia University, Columbia Nano Initiative, and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (DMR-2011738).


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.

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Publication History

Received: 31 March 2023

Accepted after revision: 16 May 2023

Article published online:
28 June 2023

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