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In organic chemistry, olefin metathesis is an organic reaction that entails the redistribution of fragments of alkenes (olefins) by the scission and regeneration of carbon-carbon double bonds. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Because of the relative simplicity of olefin metathesis, it often creates fewer undesired by-products and hazardous wastes than alternative ...
The metal-mediated processes include a carbonyl-olefination and an olefin–olefin metathesis event. There are two general mechanistic schemes to perform this overall transformation: one, reaction of a [M=CHR 1] reagent with an alkene to generate a new metal alkylidene, which then couples with a carbonyl group to form the desired substituted alkene and an inactive [M=O] species (type A); two ...
The 2-butenes are then subjected to metathesis with ethylene. Rhenium- and molybdenum-containing heterogeneous catalysis are used. Nowadays, only the "reverse" reaction is practiced, i.e., the conversion of ethylene and 2-butene to propylene: [2] CH 2 =CH 2 + CH 3 CH=CHCH 3 → 2 CH 2 =CHCH 3
In organic chemistry, ethenolysis is a chemical process in which internal olefins are degraded using ethylene (H 2 C=CH 2) as the reagent. The reaction is an example of cross metathesis. The utility of the reaction is driven by the low cost of ethylene as a reagent and its selectivity.
The reaction usually involves strong acid as catalyst. [19] The first step in hydration often involves formation of a carbocation. The net result of the reaction will be an alcohol. The reaction equation for hydration of ethylene is: H 2 C=CH 2 + H 2 O→ H 3 C-CH 2 OH Example of hydrohalogenation: addition of HBr to an alkene
The Shell higher olefin process (SHOP) is a chemical process for the production of linear alpha olefins via ethylene oligomerization and olefin metathesis invented and exploited by Shell plc. [1] The olefin products are converted to fatty aldehydes and then to fatty alcohols , which are precursors to plasticizers and detergents .
Grubbs was instrumental in developing a family of ruthenium catalysts, including Grubbs catalyst for olefin metathesis. [36] He studied olefin transformations for ring-closing metathesis (RCM), [37] cross-metathesis reaction (CMR), [38] and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) with cyclic olefins such as norbornene. [39] He also ...
The mechanism of homogeneous ring-opening metathesis polymerization is well-studied. It is similar to any olefin metathesis reaction. Initiation occurs by forming an open coordination site on the catalyst. Propagation happens via a metallacycle intermediate formed after a 2+2 cycloaddition. When using a G3 catalyst, 2+2 cycloaddition is the ...