From olefin metathesis catalyst to alcohol racemization catalyst in one step

Simone Manzini*, César A. Urbina-Blanco, Albert Poater, Alexandra M.Z. Slawin, Luigi Cavallo, Steven P. Nolan

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Abstract

Easy as π: An unusual indenylidene to η5- indenyl rearrangement of a ruthenium catalyst has been observed. The resulting complex is the formal decomposition product of an olefin metathesis precatalyst that displays exceptional activity in the racemization of chiral alcohols at very low catalyst loadings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1042-1045
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 23 2012

Keywords

  • alcohols
  • computational chemistry
  • rearrangement
  • ruthenium
  • structure elucidation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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