Royal Society of Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, 12(42), p. 4110-4113, 2013
DOI: 10.1039/c2dt32441e
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Initiation rates for Grubbs and Grubbs-Hoveyda second generation pre-catalysts have been measured accurately in a range of solvents. Solvatochromic fitting reveals different dependencies on key solvent parameters for the two pre-catalysts, consistent with different mechanisms by which the Grubbs and Grubbs-Hoveyda pre-catalysts initiate.