Table 1.

Cross metathesis of 1 with methyl acrylate^a.

Entry	[1] (mol·L−1)	Cat. loading (mol %)	BQb (mol %)	Conv. (%)c (yield %)d	% isom.e
1	0.5	1	5	100	13
2	0.5	2	5	100	15 (18)f
3	0.5	1	10	95	7.6
4	0.5	2	10	100 (69)	7
5	0.25	2	10	95	8
6	1	2	10	100	10
7g	0.5	2	10	100	8
8h	0.5	2	10	90	11

^a0.11 mL of 1 (1 mmol), 0.18 mL of methyl acrylate (2 mmol), BQ, DMC, catalyst, 2 h; ^bbenzoquinone; ^cdetermined by gas chromatography using dodecane as internal standard; ^disolated yield; ^edetermined by gas chromatography as ratio of ((isomerisation products)/(isomerisation products + 2)) × 100; ^freaction performed without benzoquinone; ^gin toluene; ^hHoveyda 2^nd gen. catalyst.