title: Alkene metathesis: the search for better catalysts.
abstract: Alkene metathesis catalyst development has made significant progress over recent years. Research in metathesis catalyst design has endeavoured to tackle three key issues: those of (i) catalyst efficiency and activity, (ii) substrate scope and selectivity--particularly stereoselective metathesis reactions--and (iii) the minimization of metal impurities and catalyst recycling. This article describes a brief history of metathesis catalyst development, followed by a survey of more recent research, with a particular emphasis on ruthenium catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Sekretariat C3, Strasse des 17, Juni 135, 10623, Berlin.
authors.forename: Prashant H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blechert
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000266:history; D002384:Catalysis; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D008670:Metals; D012428:Ruthenium