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Ti–Ru bimetallic complexes: catalysts for ring-closing metathesis

Pierre Le GendreClaude MoïseMichel PicquetPhilippe Richard

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DimerOrganic Chemistrychemistry.chemical_elementMetathesisBiochemistryMedicinal chemistryCatalysisRutheniumInorganic ChemistryCrystallographychemistry.chemical_compoundRing-closing metathesischemistryMaterials ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryBimetallic strip

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The reaction of the titanocene monophosphanes ( 1 – 4 ) with the dimer [( p -cymene)RuCl 2 ] 2 gives the heterobimetallic compounds ( p -cymene)[(η 5 -C 5 H 5 )(μ-η 5 :η 1 -C 5 H 4 (CR 2 ) n PR′ 2 )TiCl 2 ]RuCl 2 ( 5 – 8 ). The structure of 8 , determined by X-ray diffraction, is reported here. A preliminary assessment of the performance of these complexes in ring-closing metathesis (RCM) revealed an excellent Ti–Ru–allenylidene pre-catalyst 12 .

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-328x(01)01248-7