Trnka, T. M.; Grubbs, R. H.; Bill, T. G.; Lichtenberger, D. L. "
Bonding of phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands with transition metals.". American Chemical Society; 2002:.
Abstract
The most successful ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts to date are supported by ancillary phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. To better understand the activity of these catalysts, we have studied the bonding in ruthenium and molybdenum model complexes that contain these ligands. We have used a variety of methods in our investigations, including multinuclear NMR, NMR magnetization transfer expts., x-ray crystallog., IR spectroscopy, and gas-phase photoelectron spectroscopy. [on SciFinder(R)]