Ruthenium catalysts bearing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands in atom transfer radical reactions

…, S Delfosse, C Cremasco, L Delaude, A Demonceau…

Index: Richel, Aurore; Delfosse, Sebastien; Cremasco, Cedric; Delaude, Lionel; Demonceau, Albert; Noels, Alfred F. Tetrahedron Letters, 2003 , vol. 44, # 32 p. 6011 - 6015

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Abstract

The catalytic activity of ruthenium-p-cymene complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands in atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) or polymerisation (ATRP) strongly depends on the substituents of the carbene ligand, thereby providing a nice illustration of the importance of organometallic engineering and ligand fine tuning in homogeneous catalysis.