Improving Grubbs' II type ruthenium catalysts by appropriately modifying the N-heterocyclic carbene ligand.
The introduction of N-heterocyclic carbene ligands that incorporate correctly substituted naphthyl side chains leads to increased activity and stability in second generation ruthenium metathesis catalysts.
Vieille-Petit
Ludovic
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Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Luan
Xinjun
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Gatti
Michele
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Blumentritt
Sascha
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Linden
Anthony
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Clavier
Hervé
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Nolan
Steven P
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Dorta
Reto
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