title: Alkyne metathesis by molybdenum and tungsten alkylidyne complexes.
abstract: Alkyne metathesis by molybdenum and tungsten alkylidyne complexes is now ~45 years old. Progress in the practical aspects of alkyne metathesis reactions with well-defined complexes, as well as applications, in the last decade, guarantees that it is destined to become a useful method for the synthesis of organic molecules.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, 6-331, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. rrs@mit.edu
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Schrock
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014414:Tungsten / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008982:Molybdenum; D014414:Tungsten