131207-11-9Relevant articles and documents
Reactivity of Ruthenium 5,10,15,20-Tetramesitylporphyrin towards Diazoesters: Formation of Olefins
Collman, J. P.,Rose, E.,Venburg, G. D.
, p. 934 - 935 (1993)
Ruthenium 5,10,15,20-tetramesitylporphyrin, Ru(tmp), reacts with 1 equiv. of N2CHCO2Et to afford the ethoxycarbonylcarbene in the presence of an excess of N2CHCO2Et; the latter catalyses the formation of diethyl maleate as the major product at a rate of approximately one turnover per second.