ChemCatChem, volume 8, issue 15, pages 2446-2449
Catalyst Decomposition during Olefin Metathesis Yields Isomerization-Active Ruthenium Nanoparticles
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2016-07-28
Journal:
ChemCatChem
scimago Q1
SJR: 1.034
CiteScore: 8.1
Impact factor: 3.8
ISSN: 18673880, 18673899
Catalysis
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Abstract
The second-generation Grubbs catalyst, RuCl2(H2IMes)(PCy3) (=CHPh) [GII; H2IMes=1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene, Cy=cyclohexyl], is shown to decompose during olefin metathesis to generate Ru nanoparticles (RuNPs). These RuNPs appear to contribute significantly to competing isomerization during metathesis. Larger, partially oxidized RuNPs are also observed in commercial GII, but these exhibit modest isomerization activity. Removal of RuNPs from the precatalyst does not prevent isomerization, because new, more reactive NPs are generated by catalyst decomposition during metathesis.
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