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SUBMITTER: Binder JB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2532671 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Organic letters 20071019 23
Olefin metathesis in aqueous solvents is sought for applications in green chemistry and with the hydrophilic substrates of chemical biology, such as proteins and polysaccharides. Most demonstrations of metathesis in water, however, utilize exotic complexes. We have examined the performance of conventional catalysts in homogeneous water/organic mixtures, finding that the second-generation Hoveyda-Grubbs catalyst has extraordinary efficiency in aqueous dimethoxyethane and aqueous acetone. High (71 ...[more]