Table 4.

RCM with commercially available catalysts in technical grade solvents.^a

		GC yield (%)
Catalyst	T (°C)	AcOEt	DMC	CPME	2-MeTHF	DCM/tolueneb
15	40	97	98	80	35	92
	70	98	98	97	95	67
87	40	94	85	79	49	96
	70	98	98	97	65	65
88	40	66	79	20	37	98
	70	99	98	60	65	61
84	40	96	98	69	38	93
	70	98	98	95	92	59
89	40	88	98	85	84	91
	70	99	98	92	97	98
91	40	96	99	97	97	88
	70	99	99	99	99	99
92	40	98	99	97	97	91
	70	99	99	99	98	99
86	40	92	98	89	93	95
	70	94	98	84	98	96

^aReaction conditions: Cat. 0.25 mol %, nondegassed, undistilled ACS grade solvents in air (0.1 M), 1 h. DMC: dimethyl carbonate; CPME: cyclopentyl methyl ether; 2-MeTHF: 2-methyltetrahydrofuran.^bDCM was used at 40 °C while toluene at 70 °C [62].