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MOLECULAR CATALYSIS
Volume 509, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111612
Keywords
Olefins metathesis; Reaction mechanism; Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts; DFT calculations
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- King Abdulaziz University
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- KAU's High Performance Computing Center (Aziz Supercomputer)
- KAUST Supercomputing Laboratory (KSL) at KAUST
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Ruthenium based catalysts are successful in catalyzing metathesis processes for synthesizing new carbon-carbon bonds. The use of density functional theory (DFT) calculations has significantly contributed to the development of new catalysts by providing fundamental understandings. An in-depth computational study on the binding of anion ligands to the metal has provided key insights on the global properties and reactivity of the catalyst.
Ruthenium based catalysts remain among the more successful complexes used in the catalysis of metathesis processes for the synthesis of new carbon-carbon bonds. The investigation of the influence of the different system moieties on its catalytic performance has led to important improvements in the field. To this extent, density functional theory (DFT) calculations have contributed significantly providing fundamental understandings to develop new catalysts. With this aim, we presented here a detailed computational study of how the nature of the anion ligand binding to the metal affects the global properties and reactivity of the catalyst. Geometric, energetic and electronic analysis have been performed to reach the key insights necessary to build structure-performance correlations.
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