Patent ID: 7820843
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: B01J,C07F

Abstract:
1. A chelating carbene complex of the formula: wherein X L M is ruthenium or osmium; R Y is a heteroatom selected from oxygen (O), sulfur (S), nitrogen (N), or phosphorus (P); and Z is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, t-butyl, neopentyl, aryl, functionalized alkyl, and functionalized aryl where the functional group(s) may independently be or more or the following: alkoxy, aryloxy, halogen, carboxylic acid, ketone, aldehyde, nitrate, isocyanate, hydroxyl, ester, ether, amine, imine, amide, sulfide, disulfide, carbamate, silane, siloxane, phosphine, phosphate, and borate.