Patent ID: 9238709
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: C07C,C07D,C07F,C08F,C08G

Claim Text:
1. A method for catalyzing an olefin metathesis reaction, comprising contacting an olefinic reactant with a complex having the structure of formula (I) wherein: α and β represent single bonds or unsaturated bonds, with the proviso that α and β cannot both be unsaturated bonds; M is a Group 8 transition metal; R Q is an organic diradical; X L when α is a single bond, L when α is an unsaturated bond, L Y and Z are linkages independently selected from hydrocarbylene, substituted hydrocarbylene, heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene, substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene, —O—, —S—, —NR m is zero or 1; n is zero or 1; and wherein L