Grubbs catalyst
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Grubbs catalyst is a family of ruthenium-based organometallic complexes widely used to catalyze olefin metathesis reactions in organic and polymer chemistry.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| first-generation Grubbs catalyst | 0 |
| second-generation Grubbs catalyst | 0 |
| third-generation Grubbs catalyst | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grubbs catalyst
ⓘ
olefin metathesis catalyst ⓘ organometallic catalyst ⓘ ruthenium complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward | Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalyzes | C=C bond exchange ⓘ |
| commerciallyAvailable | true ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of olefin metathesis as a practical synthetic method ⓘ |
| coordinationGeometry | approximately square pyramidal or octahedral around ruthenium ⓘ |
| developedBy | Robert H. Grubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
homogeneous catalysis
ⓘ
organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| hasCentralAtom |
ruthenium
ⓘ
ruthenium ⓘ ruthenium ⓘ |
| hasElement | ruthenium ⓘ |
| hasGeneration |
first-generation Grubbs catalyst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
second-generation Grubbs catalyst NERFINISHED ⓘ third-generation Grubbs catalyst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLigand |
N-heterocyclic carbene ligand
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N-heterocyclic carbene ligand ⓘ N-heterocyclic carbene-free ⓘ PCy3 ⓘ benzylidene ligand ⓘ benzylidene ligand ⓘ benzylidene ligand ⓘ chloride ligands ⓘ pyridine ligand ⓘ two chloride ligands ⓘ |
| hasOxidationState | +2 (ruthenium center) ⓘ |
| moreActiveThan | first-generation Grubbs catalyst ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert H. Grubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
air-stable in solid form
ⓘ
moisture-tolerant compared to many metathesis catalysts ⓘ tolerant of many functional groups ⓘ |
| reactionType | homogeneous catalysis ⓘ |
| typicalSolvent |
chloroform
ⓘ
dichloromethane ⓘ toluene ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-metathesis
ⓘ
olefin metathesis ⓘ ring-closing metathesis ⓘ ring-opening metathesis polymerization ⓘ synthesis of fine chemicals ⓘ synthesis of pharmaceuticals ⓘ synthesis of specialty polymers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
organic synthesis
ⓘ
polymer chemistry ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.