The Swedish academy's choice "confirms what is generally agreed upon in the synthetic chemistry community—that olefin metathesis is a very useful catalytic reaction that has a broad scope," comments ...

Olefin metathesis is already regarded as an important way to make carbon-carbon bonds, but the reaction could become even more practical, thanks to a new, highly active, water-soluble catalyst. In ...

Carbonyl‐olefin metathesis reactions have emerged as an invaluable strategy for the direct formation of carbon–carbon bonds, enabling the efficient construction of complex molecular architectures.

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (3/24/2011) – A new catalytic chemical method for the synthesis of a large and important class of carbon-carbon double bonds has been developed by scientists from Boston College and ...

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (11/2/11) – Research carried out at Boston College, in collaboration with scientists at MIT and the University of Oxford, has led to the development of an efficient and highly ...

Catalysis for olefin metathesis and aldol reactions and synthetic routes to natural products are some recent gains. Underlying the networking between pharmaceutical companies and custom manufacturers ...

ISOM XVIII will provide a platform for cross-disciplinary exchange on the latest developments in all aspects of alkene and alkyne metathesis and metathesis-based technologies. The program will cover ...

Chemistry is often considered an arcane, mysterious science practised by wild-haired boffins hiding away in laboratories with only beakers of brightly coloured, smoking solutions for company. In ...

Researchers report they've developed a new catalytic chemical method for the synthesis of a large and important class of carbon-carbon double bonds. A new catalytic chemical method for the synthesis ...

ISOM XVIII will provide a platform for cross-disciplinary exchange on the latest developments in all aspects of alkene and alkyne metathesis and metathesis-based technologies. The program will cover ...