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Dalton Trans., 2007, 2479 - 2491, DOI: 10.1039/b703164p

Alkene metathesis: the search for better catalysts

Prashant H. Deshmukh and Siegfried Blechert

Alkene metathesis catalyst development has made significant progress over recent years. Research in metathesis catalyst design has endeavoured to tackle three key issues: those of (i) catalyst efficiency and activity, (ii) substrate scope and selectivity—particularly stereoselective metathesis reactions—and (iii) the minimization of metal impurities and catalyst recycling. This article describes a brief history of metathesis catalyst development, followed by a survey of more recent research, with a particular emphasis on ruthenium catalysts.

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