A DFT mechanistic study reveals that nitrenium ion-modified Hoveyda-like complexes are good candidates for latent metathesis catalysts, while boron-modified systems are candidates for very fast metathesis catalysts.
High-Yield Synthesis of a Long-Sought, Labile Ru-NHC Complex and Its Application to the Concise Synthesis of Second-Generation Olefin Metathesis Catalysts
