We describe the synthesis of a series of interlocked structures from porphyrin-glycoluril cage compounds and bis(olefin)-terminated viologens by an olefin-metathesis protocol. The length of the chain connecting the olefin substituents with the viologen has a marked effect on the products of the ring-closure reaction. Long chains give [2]- and [3]catenane structures, whereas short chains give a ...

The title compound, [Co(C10H15)(C2H4)2], was prepared by Na/Hg reduction of [Co2(C10H15)2(μ-Cl)2] in THF under an ethyl-ene atmosphere and crystallized from pentane at 193 K. The Co-C(olefin) bonds have an average length of 2.022 (2) Å, while the Co-C(penta-dien-yl) bonds average 2.103 (19) Å. The olefin C=C bonds are 1.410 (1) Å. The dihedral angle between the planes defined by the cyclo-penta...

This Article details the development of the iron-catalyzed conversion of olefins to radicals and their subsequent use in the construction of C-C bonds. Optimization of a reductive diene cyclization led to the development of an intermolecular cross-coupling of electronically-differentiated donor and acceptor olefins. Although the substitution on the donor olefins was initially limited to alkyl a...

Olefin metathesis polymerization, in particularly ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), has been a popular topic of modern research. Two other types are acyclic diene metathesis polymerization (ADMET) and cyclopolymerization of diynes. To date, there has been no report on a metathesis polymerization utilizing more than one metathesis process. Herein, the concept of multiple olefin meta...

The utilization of metal oxide-zeolite catalysts in the syngas-to-olefin reaction is a promising strategy for producing C2–C4 olefins from non-petroleum resources. However, effect crystal phase oxides on catalytic activity these still ambiguous. Herein, typical (ZnO/ZrO2) with different phases (monoclinic (m-ZrO2) and tetragonal (t-ZrO2)) were employed syngas conversion. (ZnO/m-ZrO2+SAPO-34) co...

A three component reductive coupling reaction of a (hetero)aromatic amine, a (hetero)aromatic aldehyde and an electron deficient olefin catalysed by eosin Y under green LED light irradiation, for the direct generation of γ-amino acid derivatives, is described. This new umpolung synthesis of amines, which exploits the high nucleophilicity of a putative α-amino radical intermediate, generated via...

Olefin metathesis has emerged as a promising strategy for modulating the stability and activity of biologically relevant compounds; however, the ability to control olefin geometry in the product remains a challenge. Recent advances in the design of cyclometalated ruthenium catalysts has led to new strategies for achieving such control with high fidelity and Z selectivity, but the scope and limi...

Macrocyclic compounds occupy an important chemical space between small molecules and biologics and are prevalent in many natural products and pharmaceuticals. The growing interest in macrocycles has been fueled, in part, by the design of novel synthetic methods to these compounds. One appealing strategy is ring-closing metathesis (RCM) that seeks to construct macrocycles from acyclic diene prec...

In recent years, olefin cross metathesis (CM) has emerged as a powerful and convenient synthetic technique in organic chemistry; however, as a general synthetic method, CM has been limited by the lack of predictability in product selectivity and stereoselectivity. Investigations into olefin cross metathesis with several classes of olefins, including substituted and functionalized styrenes, seco...