An electronic rationale for observed initiation rates in ruthenium-mediated olefin metathesis: charge donation in phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. Getty, K., Delgado-Jaime, M., U., & Kennepohl, P. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129(51):15774-6, 12, 2007.
An electronic rationale for observed initiation rates in ruthenium-mediated olefin metathesis: charge donation in phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. [pdf]Paper  An electronic rationale for observed initiation rates in ruthenium-mediated olefin metathesis: charge donation in phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. [link]Website  doi  abstract   bibtex   1 download  
Ru K-edge XAS data indicate that second generation ruthenium-based olefin metathesis precatalysts (L = N-heterocyclic carbene) possess a more electron-deficient metal center than in the corresponding first generation species (L = tricyclohexylphosphine). This surprising effect is also observed from DFT calculations and provides a simple rationale for the slow phosphine dissociation kinetics previously noted for second-generation metathesis precatalysts.

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