Highly Selective Cross Metathesis with Acrylonitrile Using a Phosphine Free Ru-Complex
- 28 February 2001
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synlett
- Vol. 2001 (03) , 0430-0432
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2001-11393
Abstract
The exchange of the PCy3 ligand in complex 2 by an o-isopropyl-phenylether ligand leads to the extremely stable and highly selective initiator 3 for cross metathesis reactions. For the first time, Ru-catalysed cross coupling with acrylonitrile can be performed in good yields.Keywords
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