Vieille-Petit Ludovic, Luan Xinjun, Gatti Michele, Blumentritt Sascha, Linden Anthony, Clavier Hervé, Nolan Steven P, Dorta Reto
Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Jul 7(25):3783-5. doi: 10.1039/b904634h. Epub 2009 May 18.
The introduction of N-heterocyclic carbene ligands that incorporate correctly substituted naphthyl side chains leads to increased activity and stability in second generation ruthenium metathesis catalysts.