Synthesis of Imidazolium-Tagged Ruthenium Carbene Complex: Remarkable Activity and Reusability in Regard to Olefin Metathesis in Ionic Liquids
Hideaki Wakamatsu*, Yuri Saito, Masami Masubuchi, Reiko Fujita
*Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558,
Japan, Email: hiwaka
tohoku-pharm.ac.jp
H. Wakamatsu, Y. Saito, M. Masubuchi, R. Fujita, Synlett, 2008, 1805-1808.

Abstract
An ionic liquid supported ruthenium carbene complex can be used for ring-closing metathesis in the construction of five-to-eight-membered rings with high activity and good recyclability.
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Key Words
ruthenium, catalysis, metathesis, ionic liquids, carbene complexes
ID: J60-Y2008-2000
