The present invention provides compositions comprising metal complexes, and related methods. In some embodiments, metal complexes of the invention may be useful as catalysts for chemical reactions, including metathesis reactions, wherein the catalysts exhibit enhanced activity and stereoselectivity. In some embodiments, the invention may advantageously provide metal complexes comprising a stereogenic metal atom. Such metal complexes may be useful in enantioselective catalysis.
Amir H. Hoveyda - Lincoln MA, US Richard R. Schrock - Winchester MA, US Simon J. Meek - Newtonville MA, US Steven J. Malcolmson - Brighton MA, US Elizabeth T. Kiesewetter - Brighton MA, US
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Cambridge MA TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE - Chestnut Hill MA
International Classification:
C07F 11/00 C08F 36/14
US Classification:
526170, 548402, 546 10, 546 12
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to metal complexes, methods for preparation and uses of the same.