Product Name
Tricyclohexylphosphine1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene(phenylthio)methyleneruthenium(II) dichloride
Certificate of Analysis (COA)
IUPAC Name
1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolidin-2-ylidene-dichloro-(phenylsulfanylmethylidene)ruthenium;tricyclohexylphosphane
InChI Key
GZISWHUECPWWTK-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C)N2CCN(C2=Ru(=CSC3=CC=CC=C3)(Cl)Cl)C4=C(C=C(C=C4C)C)C)C.C1CCC(CC1)P(C2CCCCC2)C3CCCCC3
Technical Notes:
1.Metathesis catalyst, stable in air and can be used in aqueous media .
2.Catalyst of choice for the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cycloolefins .
3.Catalyst concentration 2-3 times lower than com parable phenyI and vinyI substituted rutheniumcarbenes.
4.Excellent initiator for solvent-free polymerization and control of initiation rates and gelation times.
5.Highly selective catalyst for the ring opening/cross-metathesis of norbornene derivatives.
References:
1.J. Org· Chem.. 2000, 606, 65.
2.“Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Related Chemistry", NATO Science Series II, 2002, 23. 3. 3.Organometallics, 2003, 22, 586.