Living ring-opening metathesis polymerization

The Development of L₂X₂RuCHR Olefin Metathesis Catalysts:  An Organometallic Success Story

Tina M. Trnka, Robert H. Grubbs · Accounts of Chemical Research · 2000 · 3.5K citations

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Synthesis and Activity of a New Generation of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with 1,3-Dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene Ligands

Matthias Scholl, Sheng Ding, Choon Woo Lee et al. · Organic Letters · 1999 · 3.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +15

Synthesis and Applications of RuCl₂(CHR‘)(PR₃)₂:  The Influence of the Alkylidene Moiety on Metathesis Activity

Peter Schwab, Robert H. Grubbs, Joseph W. Ziller · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1996 · 2.1K citations

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“Synthetic Metals”: A Novel Role for Organic Polymers (Nobel Lecture)

Alan G. MacDiarmid · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2001 · 2K citations

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N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes

Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Christian Köcher · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1997 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +13