François Simal

TL;DR: A new set of ruthenium complexes such as 1 and 2 has been shown to mediate the controlled atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of vinyl monomers with exceptional efficiency.

TL;DR: The Grubbs' ruthenium-carbene complexes, RuCl2(CHPh)(PR3)2, mediate the Kharasch addition of CCl4 across olefins, and the controlled atom transfer radical polymerisation of vinyl monomers with high yields and selectivities which markedly depend on the phosphine ligands of the complex (R=phenyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl).

TL;DR: In this article, new RuCl 2 (p -cymene)(ER 2 R′) complexes (E=P, As, Sb; R, R′=H, alkyl, arylalkyl) were synthesized and used as catalyst precursors for the ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cyclooctene, cyclopentene, and norbornene.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring has been investigated and two ruthenium catalyst precursors for promoting the Kharasch addition of CCl4 and CHCl3 across olefins under mild reaction conditions were reported.

TL;DR: The air-stable and readily available RuCl(Cp*)(PPh3)2 is so far the best ruthenium-based catalyst precursor for promoting the addition of CCl4 and CHCl3 at a temperature as low as 40°C.