The second edition of the "go-to" reference in this field is completely updated and features more than 80% new content, with emphasis on new developments in the field, especially in industrial applications. No other book covers the topic in such a comprehensive manner and in such high quality. Edited by the Nobel laureate R. H. Grubbs and A. G. Wenzel, this volume 1 of the 3-volume work focusses on catalyst development and mechanism. With a list of contributors that reads like a "Who's-Who" of metathesis, this is an indispensable one-stop reference for chemists in academia and industry.Other available volumes:Volume 2: Applications in Organic Synthesis, Editors: R. H. Grubbs and D. J. O¿LearyVolume 3: Polymer Synthesis, Editors: R. H. Grubbs and E. Khosravi

PrefaceHIGH-OXIDATION ON STATE MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN COMPLEXES RELEVANT TO OLEFIN METATHESISIntroductionNew Imido Ligands and Synthetic ApproachesBispyrrolide and Related ComplexesMonoalkoxide Pyrrolide (MAP) ComplexesReactions of Alkylidenes with OlefinsOlefin and Metallacyclopentane ComplexesTungsten Oxo ComplexesBisaryloxidesOther ConstructsConclusionsALKANE METATHESISIntroductionAlkane Metathesis by Single-Catalyst SystemsAlkane Metathesis by Tandem, Dual-Catalytic SystemsConclusionDIASTEREOCONTROL IN OLEFIN METATHESIS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF Z-SELECTIVE RUTHENIUM CATAYLSTSIntroductionThe Challenge of Z-Selective Olefin MetathesisPrevious StrategiesA Serendipitous DiscoveryCatalyst StudiesApplications of Z-Selective Ru Metathesis CatalystsConclusionRUTHENIUM OLEFIN METATHESIS CATALYSTS SUPPORTED BY CYCLIC ALKYL AMINOCARBENES (CAACs)IntroductionProperties and Preparation of CAAC LigandsCAAC-Supported, Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis CatalystsSummarySUPPORTED CATALYSTS AND NONTRADITIONAL REACTION MEDIAIntroductionSupported Catalyst SystemsOlefin Metathesis in Nontraditional MediaConclusionsINSIGHTS FROM COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES ON d0 METAL-CATALYZED ALKENE AND ALKYNE METATHESIS AND RELATED REACTIONSIntroductionAlkene MetathesisAlkyne MetathesisAlkane MetathesisOutlookCOMPUTATIONAL STUDIES OF RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED OLEFIN METATHESISIntroductionComputational Investigations of Non-Chelated Ruthenium CatalystsComputational Investigations of Chelated, Z-Selective Ruthenium CatalystsAccuray of the Computational MethodsINTERMEDIATES IN OLEFIN METATHESISIntroductionMetathesis-Active, Early-Metal MetallacyclesIntermediates in Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin MetathesisFuture DirectionsFACTORS AFFECTING INITIATION RATESIntroductionGrubbs Second-Generation CatalystGrubbs-Hoveyda-Type PrecatalystsPyridine SolvatesPiers CatalystsIndenylidene Carbene PrecatalystsZ-Selective CatalystsHerrmann-Type, BisNHCsConclusionsDEGENERATE METATHESISIntroductionDegenerate Metathesis MechanismsDegenerate Metathesis with Early Transition-Metal CatalystsDegenerate Metathesis with Ruthenium CatalystsBeneficial Effects of Degenerate MetathesisConclusionsMECHANISMS OF OLEFIN METATHESIS CATALYST DECOMPOSITION AND METHODS OF CATALYST REACTIVATIONIntroductionDecomposition of Mo and W Imido Alkylidene Catalysts and Related ComplexesDecomposition of Ru Alkylidene Catalysts and Related ComplexesConclusionsSOLVENT AND ADDITIVE EFFECTS ON OLEFIN METATHESISGeneral IntroductionSolvent Effects on Olefin MetathesisAdditive Effects on Olefin MetathesisSummaryMETATHESIS PRODUCT PURIFICATIONIntroductionChromatographic and Chemical Removal of RutheniumRemoval by ComplexationConclusionRUTHENIUM INDENYLIDENE CATALYSTS FOR ALKENE METATHESISIntroductionThe Initial Development of Indenylidene Metal Complexes for Alkene MetathesisBinuclear Indenylidene Ruthenium Catalysts Arising from Ruthenium(arene) ComplexesPreparation of Ruthenium Indenylidene Catalysts from RuCl2(PPh3)3Ruthenium Catalysts Bearing a Chelating Indenylidene LigandConclusion