Novel ruthenium olefin metathesis catalyst soluble in both water and organic solvents

ORGN 574

Soon Hyeok Hong, shhong@caltech.edu, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125 and Robert H. Grubbs, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Laboratories of Chemical Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125.
The recent development of olefin metathesis catalysts, which show high activity and functional group tolerance, has expanded the scope of olefin metathesis remarkably. However, performing olefin metathesis in aqueous media is still challenging due to the lack of a stable and active catalyst which is soluble in water. We have developed a new N-heterocyclic carbene based ruthenium olefin metathesis catalyst which is soluble and stable in both water and organic solvents. This new catalyst displays improved activity in aqueous olefin metathesis. The synthesis, characterization and activity of the catalyst will be presented.
 

Heterocycles, Aromatics, Metal-Mediated Reactions and Syntheses, Materials, Devices, and Switches
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, 29 March 2006 Georgia World Congress Center -- Ex. Hall B4, Poster

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006