title: Efficient removal of ruthenium byproducts from olefin metathesis products by simple aqueous extraction.
abstract: Simple aqueous extraction removed ruthenium byproducts efficiently from ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions catalyzed by a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) supported N-heterocyclic carbene-based ruthenium complex.
authors.affiliation: The Arnold and Beckman Laboratory of Chemical Synthesis, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
authors.forename: Soon Hyeok
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Grubbs
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D008314:Malonates / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D008314:Malonates; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; C429244:diethyl diallylmalonate