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Selection of Grubbs Catalysts

M100 Series

Grubbs Catalyst® 1st Generation

 The Original - Terminal olefin selectivity

LIGAND L

TRADE NAME CHEMICAL FORMULA CAS NUMBER
PCy3 Grubbs Catalyst® M101 Ultrapure Ru(PCy3)2(Ind)Cl2 250220-36-1
PCy3 Grubbs Catalyst® M102 Ru(PCy3)2(benzylidene)Cl2 172222-30-9
PCy3 Grubbs Catalyst® M103 Ru(PCy3)2(butenylidene)Cl2 194659-03-5
PCy3 Grubbs Catalyst® M104 Ru(PCy3)2(2-thienylmethylene)Cl2 1190427-44-1
iBu-phobane Grubbs Catalyst® M110 Ru(iBu-phobane)2(Ind)Cl2 894423-99-5

M200 Series

Grubbs Catalyst® 2nd Generation

Highly active - Versatile
 

NHC

LIGAND L1

LIGAND L2

TRADE NAME CHEMICAL FORMULA CAS NUMBER
SIMes PPh3 Cl Grubbs Catalyst® M200 (SIMes)Ru(PPh3)(Ind)Cl2 340810-50-6
SIPr PPh3 Cl Grubbs Catalyst® M201 (SIPr)Ru(PPh3)(Ind)Cl2 1307233-23-3
SIMes PCy3 CI Grubbs Catalyst® M202 (SIMes)Ru(PCy3)(Ind)Cl2 536724-67-1
IMes PCy3 Cl Grubbs Catalyst® M203 (IMes)Ru(PCy3)(Ind)Cl2 254972-49-1
SIMes PCy3 - Grubbs Catalyst® M204 (SIMes)Ru(PCy3)(benzylidene)Cl2 246047-72-3
SIPr PCy3 - Grubbs Catalyst® M206 (SIPr)Ru(PCy3)(benzylidene)Cl2 373640-75-6
SIMes PCy3 - Grubbs Catalyst® M207 (SIMes)Ru(PCy3)(butenylidene)Cl2 253688-91-4
IMes Cl PCy3 Grubbs Catalyst® M208 [(Me)2-IMes]Ru(PCy3)(2-thienylmethylene)Cl2 1190427-50-9
IMes Cl PCy3 Grubbs Catalyst® M209 (IMes)Ru(PCy3)(2-thienylmethylene)Cl2 1190427-49-6
SIMes Cl P(OiPr)3 Grubbs Catalyst® M220 (SIMes)Ru(P(OiPr)3)(Ind)Cl2 1255536-61-8

M300 Series

Grubbs Catalyst® Fast-initiating

Labile Ligands - Bench-stable

NHC

LIGAND L1

LIGAND L2

TRADE NAME CHEMICAL FORMULA CAS NUMBER
SIMes py - Grubbs Catalyst® M310 (SIMes)Ru(py)(Ind)Cl2 1031262-76-6

M700 Series

Grubbs Catalyst® Hoveyda-type

Highly stable - Active at low temperature
 

NHC

R

LIGAND L

TRADE NAME CAS NUMBER
- - PCy3 Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M700 203714-71-0
SIMes NH(CO)CF3 - Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M710 1025728-56-6
SIPr NH(CO)CF3 - Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M711 1212008-99-5
SIMes H - Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M720 301224-40-8
SI(o-Tol) H - Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M721 927429-61-6
SIPr H - Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M722 635679-24-2
SIMes NH(CO)OiBu - Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M730 1025728-57-7
SIPr NH(CO)OiBu - Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M731 1212009-05-6

M800 Series

Grubbs Catalyst® Latent

Bis-NHC coordinated - Stable at high temperature - Thermally activated
 

NHC

TRADE NAME CHEMICAL FORMULA CAS NUMBER
SIMes Grubbs Catalyst® M800 (SIMes)2Ru(Ind)Cl2 1383684-54-5

M1000 Series

Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® CAAC-Coordinated

Unprecedented TON - Ethylene resistant - Terminal olefin selectivity
 

TRADE NAME CHEMICAL FORMULA CAS NUMBER
Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M1001 C32H39Cl2NORu 1632041-02-1
Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M1002 C35H45Cl2NORu 1206687-43-5

M2000 Series

Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® Z-Selective 

Terminal olefin selectivity - High turnover number

TRADE NAME CAS NUMBER
Hoveyda Grubbs Catalyst® M2001 1352916-84-7

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