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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
Volume 294, Issue -, Pages 113-118Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2012.07.007
Keywords
Metathesis; Polyethylene glycol; Microwave-assisted synthesis; Isomerization; Hydride; Ruthenium
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- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Universite Montpellier 1
- Universite Montpellier 2
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Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) are non-toxic, biodegradable and sustainable organic solvents, which find a large application in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. In this study, we present the ring-closing metathesis reaction (RCM) in PEG under microwave irradiation. Several benchmark substrates, yielding 5- to 6-membered rings featuring di- or tri-substituted olefins, were evaluated. This study demonstrated that PEGs are suitable solvent for olefin metathesis. However, depending on the substrate/catalyst couple, isomerization may occur. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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