Metathesis of renewable raw materials-influence of ligands in the indenylidene type catalysts on self-metathesis of methyl oleate and cross-metathesis of methyl oleate with (Z)-2-butene1,4-diol diacetate

The influence of different N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and other neutral ligands on the outcome of the cross-metathesis reaction of methyl oleate with (Z)-2-butene- 1,4-diol diacetate and self-metathesis of methyl oleate was studied for a series of indenylidene type Ru catalysts.