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Extensive isomerization of alkenes using a bifunctional catalyst: An alkene zipper
Grotjahn, Douglas B.,Larsen, Casey R.,Gustafson, Jeffery L.,Nair, Reji,Sharma, Abhinandini
, p. 9592 - 9593 (2008/03/11)
Catalyzed movement of alkene double bonds up to 30 positions has been accomplished using a catalyst featuring a cationic CpRu fragment and bifunctional imidazolylphosphine. The basic nitrogen of the latter is thought to deprotonate coordinated alkene intermediates reversibly, facilitating isomerization between terminal and (E)-alkenes and accelerating conversions by factors of up to 1 × 104. Copyright