Robert H. Grubbs Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Robert H. Grubbs has not added a biography. If you are Robert H. Grubbs and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Silylation of C-H Bonds in Aromatic Heterocycles by an Earth-abundant Metal Catalyst Nature. Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25652999 Cyclic Alkyl Amino Carbene (CAAC) Ruthenium Complexes As Remarkably Active Catalysts for Ethenolysis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25522160 Aerobic Palladium-catalyzed Dioxygenation of Alkenes Enabled by Catalytic Nitrite Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jan, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25376666 Ruthenium-catalysed Z-selective Cross Metathesis of Allylic-substituted Olefins Chemical Science (Royal Society of Chemistry : 2010). Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25722847 Z-Selective Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts: Comparison of Nitrate and Nitrite X-type Ligands Polyhedron. Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25484484 Targeted Microbubbles: a Novel Application for the Treatment of Kidney Stones BJU International. Nov, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25402588 Improving Brush Polymer Infrared One-dimensional Photonic Crystals Via Linear Polymer Additives Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25373000 Ru-Based Z-Selective Metathesis Catalysts with Modified Cyclometalated Carbene Ligands Chemical Science (Royal Society of Chemistry : 2010). Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25346842 Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis with Cyclometalated Ruthenium Complexes Journal of the American Chemical Society. Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25137310 Z-Selective Olefin Metathesis on Peptides: Investigation of Side-chain Influence, Preorganization, and Guidelines in Substrate Selection Journal of the American Chemical Society. Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25102124 Cellular Uptake and Cytotoxicity of a Near-IR Fluorescent Corrole-TiO2 Nanoconjugate Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. Nov, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25061689 Rapid Access to β-trifluoromethyl-substituted Ketones: Harnessing Inductive Effects in Wacker-type Oxidations of Internal Alkenes Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Aug, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25044891 Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Dehydration of Fatty Acids for the Production of Linear Alpha Olefins Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24772061 Carboxylate-assisted C(sp³)-H Activation in Olefin Metathesis-relevant Ruthenium Complexes Journal of the American Chemical Society. May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24731019 Catalytic, Enantioselective Synthesis of 1,2-anti-diols by Asymmetric Ring-opening/cross-metathesis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24554613 Catalyst-controlled Wacker-type Oxidation: Facile Access to Functionalized Aldehydes Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24410719 Formal Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Terminal Olefins Chemical Science (Royal Society of Chemistry : 2010). Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24327829 Investigations into Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts with Six-Membered Chelating NHC Ligands: Relationship Between Catalyst Structure and Stereoselectivity Organometallics. Sep, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24244062 Photolithographic Olefin Metathesis Polymerization Journal of the American Chemical Society. Nov, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24171659 Highly Ordered Dielectric Mirrors Via the Self-assembly of Dendronized Block Copolymers Journal of the American Chemical Society. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24093537 Aldehyde-selective Wacker-type Oxidation of Unbiased Alkenes Enabled by a Nitrite Co-catalyst Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24039135 Regioselective Wacker Oxidation of Internal Alkenes: Rapid Access to Functionalized Ketones Facilitated by Cross-metathesis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Sep, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23893970 Alkene Chemoselectivity in Ruthenium-catalyzed Z-selective Olefin Metathesis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Aug, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23832646 Highly Z-selective and Enantioselective Ring-opening/cross-metathesis Catalyzed by a Resolved Stereogenic-at-Ru Complex Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23822901 Synthesis of Highly Cis, Syndiotactic Polymers Via Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization Using Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23782172 Decorating Metal Oxide Surfaces with Fluorescent Chlorosulfonated Corroles Inorganic Chemistry. May, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23611256 Z-Selective Ethenolysis with a Ruthenium Metathesis Catalyst: Experiment and Theory Journal of the American Chemical Society. Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23547887 Light-triggered Modulation of Cellular Electrical Activity by Ruthenium Diimine Nanoswitches ACS Chemical Neuroscience. Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23419103 Practical and General Palladium-catalyzed Synthesis of Ketones from Internal Olefins Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Mar, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23325587 Highly Active Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts Exhibiting Unprecedented Activity and Z-selectivity Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23317178 Stereoselective Access to Z and E Macrocycles by Ruthenium-catalyzed Z-selective Ring-closing Metathesis and Ethenolysis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23244210 Concise Syntheses of Insect Pheromones Using Z-selective Cross Metathesis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jan, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23055437 Electron Transfer Triggered by Optical Excitation of Phenothiazine-tris(meta-phenylene-ethynylene)-(tricarbonyl)(bpy)(py)rhenium(I) The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 22533820 Application of (1)H DOSY for Facile Measurement of Polymer Molecular Weights Macromolecules. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23335819 Precisely Tunable Photonic Crystals from Rapidly Self-assembling Brush Block Copolymer Blends Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Nov, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22976479 Rapid Self-assembly of Brush Block Copolymers to Photonic Crystals Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22912408 Synthesis of Isocyanate-based Brush Block Copolymers and Their Rapid Self-assembly to Infrared-reflecting Photonic Crystals Journal of the American Chemical Society. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22891697 Synthesis and Cell Adhesive Properties of Linear and Cyclic RGD Functionalized Polynorbornene Thin Films Biomacromolecules. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22783892 Efficient and Highly Aldehyde Selective Wacker Oxidation Organic Letters. Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22694293 Cross Metathesis Assisted Solid-phase Synthesis of Glycopeptoids Organic Letters. Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22676892 Decomposition Pathways of Z-selective Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts Journal of the American Chemical Society. May, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22500642 Cis-selective Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization with Ruthenium Catalysts Journal of the American Chemical Society. Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22239675 Z-Selectivity in Olefin Metathesis with Chelated Ru Catalysts: Computational Studies of Mechanism and Selectivity Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22229694 Improved Ruthenium Catalysts for Z-selective Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22097946 Thermally Stable, Latent Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Organometallics. Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22282652 Radical-mediated Anti-Markovnikov Hydrophosphonation of Olefins Organic Letters. Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22085313 EPR Study of Spin Labeled Brush Polymers in Organic Solvents Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22023139 One-pot Synthesis of Polyrotaxanes Via Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization of Supramolecular Monomers Journal of the American Chemical Society. Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22023086 Primary Alcohols from Terminal Olefins: Formal Anti-Markovnikov Hydration Via Triple Relay Catalysis Science (New York, N.Y.). Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21921194 Probing the Origin of Degenerate Metathesis Selectivity Via Characterization and Dynamics of Ruthenacyclobutanes Containing Variable NHCs Journal of the American Chemical Society. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21919449 Z-selective Homodimerization of Terminal Olefins with a Ruthenium Metathesis Catalyst Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21649443 Synthesis and Direct Imaging of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Cyclic Brush Polymers Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21591042 Protonolysis of a Ruthenium-carbene Bond and Applications in Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21574621 Synthesis of Highly Stable 1,3-Diaryl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidenes and Their Applications in Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Organometallics. Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21572542 Chelated Ruthenium Catalysts for Z-selective Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21563826 Highly Selective Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts for Ethenolysis Journal of the American Chemical Society. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21510645 Low Pressure Ethenolysis of Renewable Methyl Oleate in a Microchemical System Organic Letters. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21456591 Characterization and Dynamics of Substituted Ruthenacyclobutanes Relevant to the Olefin Cross-metathesis Reaction Journal of the American Chemical Society. Apr, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21452876 Ring-closing Metathesis Approaches for the Solid-phase Synthesis of Cyclic Peptoids Organic Letters. Apr, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21384884 Core-clickable PEG-branch-azide Bivalent-bottle-brush Polymers by ROMP: Grafting-through and Clicking-to Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21142161 Insights into the Carbene-initiated Aggregation of [Fe(cot)(2)] Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21110365 Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Bearing Carbohydrate-Based N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Organometallics. Feb, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21603126 Drug-loaded, Bivalent-bottle-brush Polymers by Graft-through ROMP Macromolecules. Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21532937 Synthesis and Structure of Fused N-Heterocylic Carbenes and Their Rhodium Complexes Organometallics. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21116476 Monotelechelic Poly(oxa)norbornenes by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Using Direct End-Capping and Cross Metathesis Macromolecules. 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20871800 A General Enantioselective Route to the Chamigrene Natural Product Family Tetrahedron. Mar, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20798895 Nonproductive Events in Ring-closing Metathesis Using Ruthenium Catalysts Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20518557 Synthesis of a Molecular Charm Bracelet Via Click Cyclization and Olefin Metathesis Clipping Journal of the American Chemical Society. Mar, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20158251 Low Catalyst Loadings in Olefin Metathesis: Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles by Ring-closing Metathesis Organic Letters. Mar, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20141172 Ruthenium-based Heterocyclic Carbene-coordinated Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Chemical Reviews. Mar, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20000700 The Living ROMP of Trans-Cyclooctene Macromolecules. Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 20379393 Efficient Synthesis of Narrowly Dispersed Brush Copolymers and Study of Their Assemblies: the Importance of Side Chain Arrangement Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19947607 Carbenes As Catalysts for Transformations of Organometallic Iron Complexes Science (New York, N.Y.). Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19900894 Tunable, Temperature-responsive Polynorbornenes with Side Chains Based on an Elastin Peptide Sequence Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19784987 Switching and Extension of a [c2]daisy-chain Dimer Polymer Journal of the American Chemical Society. Sep, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19728719 Late Metal Carbene Complexes Generated by Multiple C-H Activations: Examining the Continuum of M=C Bond Reactivity Accounts of Chemical Research. Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19624162 Effects of NHC-backbone Substitution on Efficiency in Ruthenium-based Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19351207 A Direct Route to Cyclic Organic Nanostructures Via Ring-expansion Metathesis Polymerization of a Dendronized Macromonomer Journal of the American Chemical Society. Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19334732 Well-defined Silica-supported Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Organic Letters. Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19239246 Pulsed-addition Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization: Catalyst-economical Syntheses of Homopolymers and Block Copolymers Journal of the American Chemical Society. Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19215131 Ring-expansion Metathesis Polymerization: Catalyst-dependent Polymerization Profiles Journal of the American Chemical Society. Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19199611 A Tandem Approach to Photoactivated Olefin Metathesis: Combining a Photoacid Generator with an Acid Activated Catalyst Journal of the American Chemical Society. Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19166351 Conformations of N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands in Ruthenium Complexes Relevant to Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19146414 A Catalytic Cycle for Oxidation of Tert-butyl Methyl Ether by a Double C-H Activation-group Transfer Process Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dec, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19554720 Cyclic Ruthenium-alkylidene Catalysts for Ring-expansion Metathesis Polymerization Journal of the American Chemical Society. Sep, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18729450 End Capping Ring-opening Olefin Metathesis Polymerization Polymers with Vinyl Lactones Journal of the American Chemical Society. Aug, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18646851 Ruthenium-based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with Unsymmetrical N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18637651 Kinetic Selectivity of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Bearing Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes Organometallics. Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18584055 Olefin Metathesis Catalyst: Stabilization Effect of Backbone Substitutions of N-heterocyclic Carbene Organic Letters. Jul, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18510331 Ruthenium-olefin Complexes: Effect of Ligand Variation Upon Geometry Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18481833 Synthesis of Fluorine-18 Functionalized Nanoparticles for Use As in Vivo Molecular Imaging Agents Journal of the American Chemical Society. May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18452296 A Facile Preparation of Imidazolinium Chlorides Organic Letters. May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18412354 Oxygen-atom Transfer from Carbon Dioxide to a Fischer Carbene at (PNP)Ir Journal of the American Chemical Society. May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18410098 Ruthenium Carbene Complexes Bearing an Anionic Carboxylate Chelated to a Hemilabile Ligand Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany). 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18236478 Synthesis and Activity of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with Thiazol-2-ylidene Ligands Journal of the American Chemical Society. Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18220390 Well-defined Liquid Crystal Gels from Telechelic Polymers Journal of the American Chemical Society. Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18197667 Increased Efficiency in Cross-metathesis Reactions of Sterically Hindered Olefins Organic Letters. Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18177048 The Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Elatol Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18163634 Conversion of Methanol to 2,2,3-trimethylbutane (triptane) over Indium(III) Iodide Inorganic Chemistry. Dec, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 18047325 Hyperbranched Macromolecules Via Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Oct, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17902678 Synthesis and Reactivity of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Bearing Cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17623287 Enhanced Selectivity in the Conversion of Methanol to 2,2,3-trimethylbutane (triptane) over Zinc Iodide by Added Phosphorous or Hypophosphorous Acid Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17622449 Bidentate N,O-prolinate Ruthenium Benzylidene Catalyst Highly Active in RCM of Disubstituted Dienes Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17609789 Bifunctional [c2]daisy-chains and Their Incorporation into Mechanically Interlocked Polymers Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jul, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17595085 Small-molecule N-heterocyclic-carbene-containing Olefin-metathesis Catalysts for Use in Water Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17549784 Double C--H Activation of an N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligand in a Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalyst Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17549783 Decomposition of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17547403 Facile and E-selective Intramolecular Ring-closing Metathesis Reactions in 3(10)-helical Peptides: a 3D Structural Study Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17497781 Efficient Removal of Ruthenium Byproducts from Olefin Metathesis Products by Simple Aqueous Extraction Organic Letters. May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17428062 Highly Efficient Ruthenium Catalysts for the Formation of Tetrasubstituted Olefins Via Ring-closing Metathesis Organic Letters. Apr, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17378575 Ruthenium-catalyzed Ring-closing Metathesis to Form Tetrasubstituted Olefins Organic Letters. Mar, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17343392 Light-adjustable Lens: Customizing Correction for Multifocality and Higher-order Aberrations Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17471323 New Donor-acceptor Materials Based on Random Polynorbornenes Bearing Pendant Phthalocyanine and Fullerene Units Chemistry, an Asian Journal. Jul, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17441049 Ruthenium Metallacycles Derived from 14-electron Complexes. New Insights into Olefin Metathesis Intermediates Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dec, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17165753 Template-directed One-step Synthesis of Cyclic Trimers by ADMET Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dec, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17131986 On the Mechanism of the Conversion of Methanol to 2,2,3-trimethylbutane (triptane) over Zinc Iodide The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Nov, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17081022 Monofunctional Metathesis Polymers Via Sacrificial Diblock Copolymers Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Dec, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17075932 Highly Active Chiral Ruthenium Catalysts for Asymmetric Cross- and Ring-opening Cross-metathesis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Nov, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17054302 Rhenium-catalyzed 1,3-isomerization of Allylic Alcohols: Scope and Chirality Transfer The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Sep, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16995691 Rate Acceleration in Olefin Metathesis Through a Fluorine-ruthenium Interaction Journal of the American Chemical Society. Sep, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16953611 Model Compounds of Ruthenium-alkene Intermediates in Olefin Metathesis Reactions Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jul, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16802789 Olefin-metathesis Catalysts for the Preparation of Molecules and Materials (Nobel Lecture) Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jun, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16724297 Self-assembly with Block Copolymers Through Metal Coordination of SCS-Pd(II) Pincer Complexes and Pseudorotaxane Formation Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany). May, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16550627 Highly Active Water-soluble Olefin Metathesis Catalyst Journal of the American Chemical Society. Mar, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16536510 Highly Active Chiral Ruthenium Catalysts for Asymmetric Ring-closing Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Feb, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16464082 Prevention of Undesirable Isomerization During Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16332044 Template-directed Olefin Cross Metathesis Organic Letters. Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16146390 Magic Ring Catenation by Olefin Metathesis Organic Letters. May, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15901151 Highly Selective 1,3-isomerization of Allylic Alcohols Via Rhenium Oxo Catalysis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Mar, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15740106 Chemoselective Construction of Substituted Conjugated Dienes Using an Olefin Cross-metathesis Protocol Organic Letters. Jan, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15646954 Light-adjustable Lens: Development of in Vitro Nomograms Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15747746 A Stable Four-membered N-heterocyclic Carbene Journal of the American Chemical Society. Aug, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15315404 The Exclusivity of Multivalency in Dynamic Covalent Processes Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jun, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15213952 Decomposition of a Key Intermediate in Ruthenium-catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Reactions Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jun, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15198568 Synthesis of Polymer Dielectric Layers for Organic Thin Film Transistors Via Surface-initiated Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization Journal of the American Chemical Society. Apr, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15053568 A General Model for Selectivity in Olefin Cross Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Sep, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 16220959 Synthesis of Neutral Nickel Catalysts for Ethylene Polymerization--the Influence of Ligand Size on Catalyst Stability Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). Sep, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14518870 Synthesis, Structure, and Activity of Enhanced Initiators for Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Aug, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12914474 Magic Ring Rotaxanes by Olefin Metathesis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jul, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12876744 Synthesis of Functionalized Vinyl Boronates Via Ruthenium-catalyzed Olefin Cross-metathesis and Subsequent Conversion to Vinyl Halides The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Jul, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12868943 Direct Synthesis of Soluble, End-functionalized Polyenes and Polyacetylene Block Copolymers Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jul, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12848557 Synthesis of Cyclic Polybutadiene Via Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization: the Importance of Removing Trace Linear Contaminants Journal of the American Chemical Society. Jul, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12848534 Controlled Living Ring-opening-metathesis Polymerization by a Fast-initiating Ruthenium Catalyst Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Apr, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12707895 Enhanced Sensitivity to and Classification of Volatile Carboxylic Acids Using Arrays of Linear Poly(ethylenimine)-carbon Black Composite Vapor Detectors Analytical Chemistry. Apr, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12705612 Synthesis and Activity of Ruthenium Alkylidene Complexes Coordinated with Phosphine and N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Journal of the American Chemical Society. Mar, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12603143 Arene-perfluoroarene Interactions As Physical Cross-links for Hydrogel Formation Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). May, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 19750666 A One-pot Cross-metathesis/allylboration Reaction: a Three-component Coupling for the Synthesis of Functionalized Homoallylic Alcohols Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Mar, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12491343 A Practical and Highly Active Ruthenium-based Catalyst That Effects the Cross Metathesis of Acrylonitrile Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Nov, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12412073 Synthesis of A,B-alternating Copolymers by Ring-opening-insertion-metathesis Polymerization Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Oct, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12386864 An "endless" Route to Cyclic Polymers Science (New York, N.Y.). Sep, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12242440 Formal Vinyl C[bond]H Activation and Allylic Oxidation by Olefin Metathesis Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Sep, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12207379 Ring Closing Metathesis in Protic Media by Means of a Neutral and Polar Ruthenium Benzylidene Complex Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). May, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12122669 Synthesis of Symmetrical Trisubstituted Olefins by Cross Metathesis Organic Letters. May, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12027652 Properties of Vapor Detector Arrays Formed Through Plasticization of Carbon Black-organic Polymer Composites Analytical Chemistry. Mar, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11922298 Ring Expansion Via Olefin Metathesis Journal of the American Chemical Society. Apr, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11916403 Selective Ring Opening Cross Metathesis of Cyclooctadiene and Trisubstituted Cycloolefins Organic Letters. Jan, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11772092 Olefin Metathesis with 1,1-Difluoroethylene This Work Was Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. T.M.T. Also Acknowledges the U.S. Department of Defense for a NDSEG Graduate Fellowship. We Thank L. M. Henling (Caltech) for Contributions to the Crystallography and M. S. Sanford (Caltech) for Assistance with Magnetization-transfer Experiments Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Sep, 2001 | Pubmed ID: 11592164 Synthesis of Alpha,beta-Unsaturated Amides by Olefin Cross-Metathesis The Authors Would Like to Thank the National Institutes of Health for Generous Support of This Research, and D. Benitez, C. Bielawski, Dr. S. D. Goldberg, Dr. C. W. Lee, J. P. Morgan, and M. S. Sanford for Helpful Discussions Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Apr, 2001 | Pubmed ID: 11301449 Highly Active Metathesis Catalysts Generated In Situ from Inexpensive and Air-Stable Precursors J.L. Acknowledges the National Institute of Health for a Postdoctoral Fellowship. We Thank Christopher W. Bielawski for Helpful Discussions Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jan, 2001 | Pubmed ID: 11169728 Synthesis of Catenane Structures Via Ring-Closing Metathesis The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Jul, 1999 | Pubmed ID: 11674608 A Highly Efficient and Practical Synthesis of Chromene Derivatives Using Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Feb, 1998 | Pubmed ID: 11672084 Asymmetric Ring-Closing Metathesis Catalyzed by Chiral Molybdenum Alkylidene Complexes The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Feb, 1998 | Pubmed ID: 11672080 Effects of Olefin Substitution on the Ring-Closing Metathesis of Dienes The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Oct, 1997 | Pubmed ID: 11671845 Grace Y. Tang1, Melanie A. Pribisko1, Ryan K. Henning1, Punnajit Lim2, John Termini2, Harry B. Gray1, Robert H. Grubbs1 1Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2Department of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope JoVE 52355 Bioengineering
Grace Y. Tang1, Melanie A. Pribisko1, Ryan K. Henning1, Punnajit Lim2, John Termini2, Harry B. Gray1, Robert H. Grubbs1 1Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2Department of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope JoVE 52355 Bioengineering