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Light-induced olefin metathesis

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This survey of the relevant literature summarises past and present developments in the use of light to expedite olefin ring-closing, ring-opening polymerisation and cross-metathesis reactions.
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Light activation is a most desirable property for catalysis control. Among the many catalytic processes that may be activated by light, olefin metathesis stands out as both academically motivating and practically useful. Starting from early tungsten heterogeneous photoinitiated metathesis, up to modern ruthenium methods based on complex photoisomerisation or indirect photoactivation, this survey of the relevant literature summarises past and present developments in the use of light to expedite olefin ring-closing, ring-opening polymerisation and cross-metathesis reactions.

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Metathesis Reactions in Total Synthesis

TL;DR: Examples of total syntheses in which metathesis reactions of olefins, enynes, and alkynes played a crucial role and which imparted to these endeavors certain elements of novelty, elegance, and efficiency are highlighted.
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Recent Developments in Olefin Cross-Metathesis

TL;DR: With the evolution of new catalysts, the selectivity, efficiency, and functional-group compatibility of this reaction have improved to a level that was unimaginable just a few years ago, and this stage where more and more researchers are employing cross-metathesis reactions in multistep procedures and in the synthesis of natural products is reached.
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Olefin Metathesis-Active Ruthenium Complexes Bearing a Nucleophilic Carbene Ligand

TL;DR: In this article, a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study has been performed on 6.5-C5Me5-RuCl2(C(H)Ph)(PCy3)2 (1) and the carbene ligand 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (IMes)Cl (3) in 86% isolated yield, where the thermochemical information is used to predict the magnitude of the enthalpic driving force behind substitution reactions
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The remarkable metal-catalysed olefin metathesis reaction

TL;DR: The full potential of olefin metathesis will be realized only when additional catalysts are discovered that are truly practical and afford exceptional selectivity for a significantly broader range of reactions.
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