Latent ROMP reactions

In this chapter we will cover the recent uses of latent initiators for ROMP reactions. The first part of the chapter will deal with two physical methods of activation thermal and Ught-activated ROMP. Then we will continue to chemically... 

In 2014, two independent reports from Poland disclosed the preparation of ruthenium-alkylidene complexes chelated via a phenoxide anion [29)7 After activation with hydrogen chloride or other suitable acidic additives, these stable catalyst precursors became efficient promoters for various CM, RCM, and enyne metathesis reactions, including butenolysis. It is noteworthy that they were soluble in neat dicyclopentadiene, thereby enabling their use as latent catalysts for the ROMP of this highly reactive monomer. 

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