Organometallics 2005, 24, 5211-5213
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Olefin Metathesis Reactions Initiated by d2 Molybdenum or Tungsten Complexes Richard R. Schrock,* Lourdes Pia H. Lopez, Jillian Hafer, Rojendra Singh, Amritanshu Sinha, and Peter Mu¨ller Department of Chemistry 6-331, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Received July 12, 2005 Summary: Dimeric or monomeric imido complexes of Mo(IV) or W(IV) will slowly catalyze some olefin metathesis reactions, although it is estimated that
