Microwave-accelerated ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis.
[reaction: see text]. Microwave heating is an efficient method for the acceleration of ring-closing metathesis reactions using ruthenium-based catalysts. The reaction can be rapidly conducted in either ionic liquids, such as 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (bmim), or in a microwave transparent solvent (MTS) such as dichloromethane.
Mayo
Kelly G
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Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA.
Nearhoof
Eliza H
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Kiddle
James J
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