Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 33(51), p. 7124-7127, 2015
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc00853k
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Acetylene to butadiene direct synthesis, via enyne cross-metathesis, is demonstrated with commercial ruthenium carbene catalysts. Using excess of ethylene, yields greater than 50% are obtained. High activity is observed in the first minute of the reaction (TOF>800 h-1 based on butadiene). Catalyst reusability and poisoning are discussed.