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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Org Chem. 2011 Apr 29;76(11):4697–4702. doi: 10.1021/jo200360s

TABLE 5. CuI Assisted Olefin Metathesis Reactions in Water at Room Temperaturea.

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entry product time (h) yield (%)b
without CuI with CuIc
1 graphic file with name nihms293196t14.jpg 12 74 93
2 graphic file with name nihms293196t15.jpg 15 74 84
3 graphic file with name nihms293196t16.jpg 12 76 90
4 graphic file with name nihms293196t17.jpg 20 55 80
5 graphic file with name nihms293196t18.jpg 12 82 89
a

Reactions were conducted at 0.5 mmol scale.

b

Isolated yields.

c

3 mol % CuI.