Ruthenium in Organic Synthesis (eBook)

Shun-Ichi Murahashi (born 1937) received his PhD from Osaka University (Japan) under Ichiro Moritani, before spending two years as a postdoctoral fellow in Ronald Breslow's group at Columbia University, New York. He joined the faculty of Osaka University upon his MS and was appointed full professor in 1979. He is now an Emeritus Professor of the university, having taken up a chair at the Okayama University of Science in 2001. Professor Murahashi holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Rennes (France) and is the recipient of numerous scientific awards, including the Award of the Chemical Society of Japan, the Humboldt Research Award, and the Minakata-Avogadro Award. His current research is focused on organometallic chemistry directed towards organic synthesis, biomimetic catalytic oxidation, ruthenium and palladium chemistry, and non-salt green processes.

Introduction
Hydrogenation and Transfer Hydrogenation
Oxidation Reactions
Carbon-Carbon Bond Formations via Ruthenacycle Intermediates
Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation via pi-Allylruthenium Intermediates
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation
Nucleophilic Addition to Alkynes and Reactions via Vinylidene Intermediates
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reactions via sp C-H, sp2 C-H, sp3 C-H, and C-Halogen Bond Activations
Ruthenium Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Reactions
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reactions with CO and CO2
Isomerization of Organic Substrates Catalyzed by Ruthenium Complexes
Ruthenium-Promoted Radical Reactions
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Bond Cleavage Reactions Introduction
Hydrogenation and Transfer Hydrogenation
Oxidation Reactions
Carbon-Carbon Bond Formations via Ruthenacycle Intermediates
Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation via pi-Allylruthenium Intermediates
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation
Nucleophilic Addition to Alkynes and Reactions via Vinylidene Intermediates
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reactions via sp C-H, sp2 C-H, sp3 C-H, and C-Halogen Bond Activations
Ruthenium Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Reactions
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reactions with CO and CO2
Isomerization of Organic Substrates Catalyzed by Ruthenium Complexes
Ruthenium-Promoted Radical Reactions
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Bond Cleavage Reactions

"The book presents an interesting overview of a fascinating area of reasearch...this book has definite value and is strongly recommended, both for experienced organic chemists who wish to learn about recent developments in the field of ruthenium catalysis, and for other readers who would like to understand some fundamental chemistry of ruthenium catalysis."
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Platinum Metals Review

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