Methyltrioxorhenium as Catalyst for Olefin Metathesis

Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Werner Wagner, Uwe N. Flessner, Ursula Volkhardt, Hartmut Komber

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Abstract

No cocatalysts are needed as additives when methyltrioxorhenium (MTO) supported on acidic carriers is employed to catalyze the metathesis of functionalized olefins. A typical system is MTO/Al2O3−SiO2, which is active, for instance, in the metathesis of ally1 halides, allylsilanes, unsaturated carboxylates, and nitriles. MTO in combination with RnAlCl3‐n is a homogeneous catalyst in ring‐opening polymerizations (RCH3, C2H5; n = 1,2).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1636-1638
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume30
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1991

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