Olefin metathesis catalysts for the synthesis of large and small molecules

ORGN 48

Robert H. Grubbs, rhg@caltech.edu, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Laboratory of Chemical Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125
Ruthenium based olefin metathesis catalysts provide new routes to olefins that appear in a variety of structures. Their functional group tolerance and ease of use allow their application in the synthesis of multifunctional bioactive molecules and new materials ranging from multifunctional polymers to supramolecular systems. Underlying these developments has been the discovery of active catalysts with controlled selectivity resulting from the design and synthesis of new ligands.
 

Recent Developments in Metathesis-Related Processes
1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sunday, 26 March 2006 Georgia World Congress Center -- C303/304/305, Oral

Division of Organic Chemistry

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