Claims
- 1. A reaction mixture comprising a solvent having dissolved therein both (a) a functionalized allylic olefin substrate and (b) a ruthenium-based catalyst capable of catalyzing the metathesis condensation of the functionalized allylic olefin substrate.
- 2. The reaction mixture of claim 1, wherein the catalyst is 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene ruthenium benzylidene (Ru*).
- 3. The reaction mixture of claim 2, wherein the functionalized allylic olefin substrate is selected from the group consisting of allyl alcohol and allyl cyanide.
- 4. The reaction mixture of claim 3, wherein the functionalized allylic olefin substrate is allyl alcohol.
- 5. The reaction mixture of claim 3, wherein the functionalized allylic olefin substrate is allyl cyanide.
- 6. The reaction mixture of claim 3, wherein the solvent is a hydrocarbon-based solvent.
- 7. The reaction mixture of claim 6, wherein the hydrocarbon-based solvent is selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, dimethoxyethane, and acetone.
- 8. The reaction mixture of claim 1, further comprising a functionalized olefin product having a different chemical structure than the functionalized allylic olefin substrate, the product being formed by the metathesis condensation of the substrate.
- 9. The reaction mixture of claim 8, wherein the catalyst is 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene ruthenium benzylidene (Ru*).
- 10. The reaction mixture of claim 9, wherein the functionalized allylic olefin substrate is selected from the group consisting of allyl alcohol and allyl cyanide.
- 11. The reaction mixture of claim 10, wherein the functionalized allylic olefin substrate is allyl alcohol and the functionalized allylic olefin product is 2-butene-1,4-diol.
- 12. The reaction mixture of claim 10, wherein the functionalized allylic olefin substrate is allyl cyanide and the functionalized allylic olefin product is 1,4-dicyanobutene.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/849,100 filed May 4, 2001 entitled “Metathesis of Functionalized Allylic Olefins,” which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/201,918 filed May 4, 2000 and entitled “Metathesis Dimerization of Functionalized Allylic Olefins.”
STATEMENT AS TO FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] This invention was made with United States Government support awarded by the Army Research Office, Grant No. DAAG55-97-1-0023; and by the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research, Grant No. DMR-9806492. The United States Government has certain rights in this invention.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60201918 |
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Divisions (1)
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