A tutorial review of stereoretentive olefin metathesis based on ruthenium dithiolate catalysts

Daniel S. Müller (1) , Olivier Baslé (1) , Marc Mauduit (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

Stereoretentive olefin metathesis based on ruthenium dithiolate complexes has become a very active field of research within the past years. This unique catalyst class is able to kinetically produce both Z-and E-alkenes in high stereochemical purity (typically >95 5) starting from stereochemically pure Z-or E-alkenes. The aim of this tutorial review is to organize the reported information concerning ruthenium dithiolate catalysts in a logic manner, thus providing an "operators handbook" for chemists who wish to apply this methodology in synthesis.

Keywords: catalysis; ruthenium; stereoretentive; olefin metathesis

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Catalysis; Chemical Sciences; Organic chemistry

Daniel S. Müller, Olivier Baslé, Marc Mauduit. A tutorial review of stereoretentive olefin metathesis based on ruthenium dithiolate catalysts. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018, 14, pp.2999-3010. ⟨10.3762/bjoc.14.279⟩. ⟨hal-01997968⟩