Matches in UGent Biblio for { ?s ?p This article discusses the gaps and opportunities within the realm of olefin metathesis technology using ruthenium-based catalysts. Addressing the needs for industrial applications, a straightforward method for the Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerisation (ROMP) of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) in a Reaction Injection Moulding (RIM) process is described. Our approach was constituted of the synthesis of a latent Ru catalyst which could be chemically activated on demand. Results provide prove of a high degree of catalyst latency while high catalytic activity is obtained upon addition of Bronsted or Lewis acids. High turn over numbers (TON's) were obtained for the ROMP of cyclo-1,5-octadiene (COD) and dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), respectively 630.000 and 60.000.. }
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- aggregation abstract "This article discusses the gaps and opportunities within the realm of olefin metathesis technology using ruthenium-based catalysts. Addressing the needs for industrial applications, a straightforward method for the Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerisation (ROMP) of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) in a Reaction Injection Moulding (RIM) process is described. Our approach was constituted of the synthesis of a latent Ru catalyst which could be chemically activated on demand. Results provide prove of a high degree of catalyst latency while high catalytic activity is obtained upon addition of Bronsted or Lewis acids. High turn over numbers (TON's) were obtained for the ROMP of cyclo-1,5-octadiene (COD) and dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), respectively 630.000 and 60.000.".