Carbonyls and alkenes, two of the most common functional groups in organic chemistry, generally do not react with one another. Now, a simple Lewis acid has been shown to catalyse metathesis between ...

Ring-closing metathesis (RCM) has been phenomenally successful in the field of organic synthesis in recent years. The reaction allows the construction of a wide range of ring sizes and is compatible ...

OLEFIN CROSS-METATHESIS, the coupling of two distinct alkenes, is a useful synthetic organic reaction, but it has only rarely been achieved on solid phase. Researchers have now found that proper ...

Scientists who’ve lost sleep over the metathesis reaction’s preference for forming E olefins can finally catch some Zs—Z olefins, that is. Using specially designed molybdenum catalysts, chemists have ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

image: Chemists from RUDN University found out that fluorine and fluoroalkyl groups increase the efficiency of catalysts in metathesis reactions that are used in the pharmaceutical industry and ...