Invited Lecture – Richard R. Schrock

"Third generation" M(NR)(CHCMe₂R')(OR)(Pyr) (MonoAlkoxidePyrrolide or MAP) species, isolated or prepared in situ, can be remarkably active and efficient metathesis catalysts.¹ MAP species have characteristics that make them unique for many metathesis reactions, among them Z- and enantioselective ring-opening/cross-metatheses, Z-selective ROMP to give cis,syndiotactic polymers, ethenolysis of internal olefins such as oleates, Z-selective coupling of terminal olefins, Z-selective cross coupling of terminal olefins. Z-selective syntheses of large rings such as Epothilone C and Nakadomarin A, and Z-selective ethenolysis of E/Z mixtures to give pure E isomers.

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