title: Microwave-accelerated ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis.
abstract: [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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.forename: Eliza H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Nearhoof
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kiddle