Ruthenium Carbene Complexes with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>‘-Bis(mesityl)imidazol-2-ylidene Ligands: RCM Catalysts of Extended Scope
作者:Alois Fürstner、Oliver R. Thiel、Lutz Ackermann、Hans-Jörg Schanz、Steven P. Nolan
DOI:10.1021/jo9918504
日期:2000.4.1
The ruthenium carbene complexes 3a,b bearing imidazol-2-ylidene ligands constitute excellent precatalysts for ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions allowing the formation of tri- and tetrasubstituted cycloalkenes. They also apply to annulations that are beyond the scope of the standard Grubbs carbene 1 as well as to ring-closing reactions of acrylic acid derivatives even if the resulting alpha,beta-unsaturated lactones (or lactams) are tri- or tetrasubstituted. The reactivity of 3a was found to be highly dependent on the reaction medium: particularly high reaction rates are observed in toluene, although this solvent also leads to an increased tendency of the catalyst to isomerize the double bonds of the substrates.