Olefin Metathesis

-carbon bond rearrangements in presence of metal carbene catalyst complexes especially those of molybdenum and ruthenium:



Comprehensive accounts: R. H. Grubbs, Comp. Organometal. Chem. 8, 499 (1982); idem, S. Chang, Tetrahedron 54, 4413 (1998). Synthetic applications: A. K. Chatterjee et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 3728 (2000); C. W. Lee, R. H. Grubbs, Organic Letters 2, 2145 (2000). Series of articles on syntheses, polymerizations and catalysts: J. Molec. Catal. A. 133, 1-274 (1998). Review: A. Furstner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 39, 3012-3043 (2000). See monograph Grubbs' Catalyst.