Table 4.
Aqueous metathesis of selected substrates with water-soluble catalysts bearing quaternary ammonium groups.
| substrate | product | cat. (mol %) | T (°C) | t (h) | yield % (E:Z) |
 50 |
 51 |
3 (5) 4 (5) |
rt rt |
4 24 |
36 >95 |
 52 |
 53 |
3 (5) 4 (5) |
rt rt |
24 24 |
<5 <5 |
 54 |
 55 |
3 (5) 4 (5) 9 (5) 47 (5) 48 (5) |
rt rt rt rt rt |
12 24 2.5 2.5 3.5 |
>95 >95 96 88 49 |
 56 |
 57 |
9 (5) 47 (5) 48 (5) |
rt rt rt |
5 5 5 |
46 41 62 |
 Z-58 |
 E-58 |
3 (5) 4 (5) 9 (0.5) 47 (0.5) 48 (0.5) |
30 30 rt rt rt |
2 24 0.16 0.13 1.1 |
94 92 94 94 71 |
 59 |
 E/Z 58 |
3 (5) 4 (5) 9 (5) 47 (5) 48 (5) |
45 45 rt rt rt |
6 24 24 24 24 |
69 82 77 (16.7:1) 38 (12.5:1) 74 (16.7:1) |