1.3- Dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene ligand

M. Scholl, S. Ding, C. W. Lee, and R. H. Grubbs, Synthesis and Activity of a New Generation of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with 1,3-Dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene Ligands, Org. Lett. 1, 953-956 (1999). 

Decenyl acetate was also prepared using a modified Grubbs catalyst (I) containing the l,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene ligand. Other synthetic applications of this catalyst are described (2). 

Scholl, M., Ding, S., Lee, C.W., and Grubbs, R.H. 1999. Synthesis and activity of a new generation of ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts coordinated with l,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene ligands. Org Lett 1, 953-956. 

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