Alkyne metathesis represents one of the emerging organic transformations that has attracted significant research interest and has been utilized in efficient synthesis of a variety of organic compounds and materials, including natural products, poly(p-aryleneethynylene) (PAE)s 1-D conductive polymers, shape-persistent 2-D macrocycles, and rigid 3-D molecular cages. This talk will describe the design and synthesis of a series of multidentate molybdenum (VI) alkylidyne catalysts that exhibit high activity, great functional group compatibility, fast reaction rate, and long lifetime. The synthetic applications of these highly active Mo(VI) catalysts toward construction of 3-D molecular cages and polymeric materials will also be discussed.

Development of highly active multidentate alkyne metathesis catalysts and their applications in materials study

248th National Meeting (2014)

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