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 comparable phenyl and vinyl 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. Organomet. Chem., 2000, 606, 16.
2. "Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Related Chemistry", NATO Science Series II,2002, 23.
3.Organometallics, 2003, 22, 586.