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Hoveyda-Grubbs Catalyst® M721

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Synonym(s):

Hoveyda-Grubbs Catalyst® M72 SI(o-Tol) (C571), Dichloro[1,3-bis(2-methylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene](2-isopropoxyphenylmethylene)ruthenium(II), Stewart-Grubbs catalyst

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H30Cl2N2ORu
CAS Number:
927429-61-6
Molecular Weight:
570.52
MDL number:
MFCD09265166
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
24885712
NACRES:
NA.22

reaction suitability

core: ruthenium
reagent type: catalyst
reaction type: Ring-Opening Polymerization

mp

199-208 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)Oc1ccccc1C=[Ru](Cl)(Cl)=C2N(CCN2c3ccccc3C)c4ccccc4C

InChI

1S/C17H18N2.C10H12O.2ClH.Ru/c1-14-7-3-5-9-16(14)18-11-12-19(13-18)17-10-6-4-8-15(17)2;1-8(2)11-10-7-5-4-6-9(10)3;;;/h3-10H,11-12H2,1-2H3;3-8H,1-2H3;2*1H;/q;;;;+2/p-2

InChI key

ZDJCARGGZRTYFH-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

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Application

Less sterically hindered analog of Hoveyda-Grubbs Catalyst® 2nd Generation. Excels at ring-closing metathesis reactions of sterically encumbered olefins. Also useful for the cross metathesis of olefins bearing large allylic substituents.

Other Notes

Grubbs Catalyst® Technology for Olefin Metathesis by Aldrich

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Grubbs Catalyst is a registered trademark of Umicore AG & Co. KG

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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David E White et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(3), 810-811 (2008-01-01)
Described in this report is the first total synthesis of elatol, a halogenated sesquiterpene in the chamigrene natural product family. The key disconnections in our synthetic approach include an enantioselective decarboxylative allylation to form the all-carbon quaternary stereocenter and a
Ian C Stewart et al.
Organic letters, 9(8), 1589-1592 (2007-03-24)
[reaction: see text] A series of ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been prepared in which the N-aryl groups have been changed from mesityl to mono-ortho-substituted phenyl (e.g., tolyl). These new catalysts offer an exceptional increase in
Schrodi, Y.; Pederson, R.L.
Aldrichimica Acta, 40, 45-45 (2007)

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