title: Grubbs' catalyst in paraffin: an air-stable preparation for alkene metathesis.
abstract: A homogeneous mixture of Grubbs' catalyst in paraffin wax was shown to catalyze three important types of metathesis reactions: ring-closing metathesis, alkene dimerization, and alkene cross-metathesis (e.g., 11 --> 13). This catalyst preparation demonstrated no loss in catalytic activity after 22 months of storage open to the air.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA. taberdf@udel.edu
authors.forename: Douglass F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Taber
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Frankowski
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010232:Paraffin; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010232:Paraffin