Metathesis of renewable raw materials—influence of ligands in the indenylidene type catalysts on self-metathesis of methyl oleate and cross-metathesis of methyl oleate with (Z)-2-butene-1,4-diol diacetate?

Green Chemistry Pub Date: 2013-12-10 DOI: 10.1039/C3GC42194E

Abstract

The influence of different N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and other neutral ligands on the outcome of the cross-metathesis reaction of methyl oleate with (Z)-2-butene-1,4-diol diacetate and self-metathesis of methyl oleate was studied for a series of indenylidene type Ru catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Metathesis of renewable raw materials—influence of ligands in the indenylidene type catalysts on self-metathesis of methyl oleate and cross-metathesis of methyl oleate with (Z)-2-butene-1,4-diol diacetate
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