Olefin metathesis

Olefin metathesis or transalkylidenation (in some literature, a disproportionation) is an organic reaction which involves redistribution of olefinic (alkene) bonds. Since its discovery, olefin metathesis has gained widespread use in research and industry for making products ranging from medicines and polymers to enhanced fuels. Its advantages include the creation of fewer sideproducts and hazardous wastes. Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, Richard R. Schrock shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis".

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• {{note|dragutan}}{{Citepaper | Author = Ileana Dragutan*, Valerian Dragutan*, Petru Filip | Title = Recent developments in design and synthesis of well-defined ruthenium metathesis catalysts ? a highly successful opening for intricate organic synthesis | PublishYear = 2005 | URL = http://arkat-usa.org/ark/journal/2005/I10_Balaban/1334/1334.asp }}. 105. From Arkivoc.
• {{note|vanveldhuizen}}{{Journal reference issue | Author = Joshua J. Van Veldhuizen, Steven B. Garber, Jason S. Kingsbury, and Amir H. Hoveyda J. | Title = "A Recyclable Chiral Ru Catalyst for Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis. Efficient Catalytic Asymmetric Ring-Opening/Cross Metathesis in Air" | Journal = Am. Chem. Soc. | Volume = 124 | Issue = 18 | Year = 2002 | Pages = 4954–4955 }} Abstract.
• {{note|baibich}}{{Journal reference | Author = Ione M. Baibich, Carla Kern | Title = "Reactivity of Tungsten-aryloxides with Hydrosilane Cocatalysts in Olefin Metathesis" | Journal = Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society | Volume = 13 | Year = 2002 | Pages = 43 }} http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532002000100006.