title: Latent olefin metathesis catalysts.
abstract: Olefin metathesis is a versatile synthetic tool for the redistribution of alkylidene fragments at carbon-carbon double bonds. This field, and more specifically the development of task-specific, latent catalysts, attracts emerging industrial and academic interest. This tutorial review aims to provide the reader with a concise overview of early breakthroughs and recent key developments in the endeavor to develop latent olefin metathesis catalysts, and to illustrate their use by prominent examples from the literature.
authors.affiliation: Ghent University, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Krijgslaan 281 (S3), Ghent, Belgium. stijn.monsaert@ugent.be
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monsaert
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozano Vila
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drozdzak
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Der Voort
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verpoort
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012428:Ruthenium