Solvents for ring-closing metathesis reactions.
A study of the influence of eight diverse solvents on a Grubbs II-catalysed ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reaction reveals a complex dependence of the different reaction steps on the solvent and suggests acetic acid as a useful solvent for RCM reactions.
Adjiman
Claire S
CS
Department of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UKSW7 2AZ. c.adjiman@imperial.ac.uk
Clarke
Adam J
AJ
Cooper
Gregory
G
Taylor
Paul C
PC