Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 31(49), p. 3188
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc37514a
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Stable and active Ru olefin metathesis catalyst bearing a sterically reduced NHC ligand was synthesized. Upon action of pyridine, forms complex , the first example of an Ru-indenylidene catalyst bearing a labile pyridine ligand and a sterically less demanding NHC ligand.