The design and application of organometallic catalysts

ORGN 243

Robert H. Grubbs, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125
Over the past decade an array of new catalysts have been developed that provide new synthetic strategies for the synthesis of new complex structures. The development of olefin metathesis as a useful method is dependent on the availability of active and easy to use catalyst structures. In a continuing effort to increase the applications of metathesis, new complexes that provide increased selectivity and efficiency are being designed. In the process, ligands that may be useful for other reactions are being prepared and studied.