Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs
Robert Howard Grubbsis an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis. He is a co-founder of Materia, a startup to produce catalysts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth27 February 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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Like the Tebbe complex, ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts can be used for the production of living polymers.
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Most commercial products that contain organic molecules possess at least one carbon-carbon double bond, or if one is not present, it is likely that an olefin was used in its preparation. This being the case, the potential applications of olefin metathesis are endless.
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