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US 12,377,407 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for visible-light-controlled ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis
AssigneeThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
InventorsTomislav Rovis, Cedric Theunissen
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for metathesizing a first alkenyl or alkynyl group with a second alkenyl or alkynyl group, the composition comprising a ruthenium metathesis catalyst and a photoredox catalyst that is activated by visible light.
Claims14
A composition for metathesizing a first alkenyl or alkynyl group with a second alkenyl or alkynyl group, comprising:
- (i) a ruthenium metathesis catalyst that is (SIMes)2RuCl2CHPh or (IMes)2RuCl2CHPh:
- and
- (ii) a photoredox catalyst that is:
- Ferrocenium hexafluorophosphate,
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