@article{67c9a02022f640a6a66846821b0f8ade,
title = "Selective Metathesis of α-Olefins from Bio-Sourced Fischer–Tropsch Feeds",
abstract = "The search for a low-cost process for the valorization of linear alpha-olefins combining high productivity and high selectivity is a longstanding goal for chemists. Herein, we report a soluble ruthenium olefin metathesis catalyst that performs the conversion of linear alpha-olefins to longer internal linear olefins with high selectivity (>99%) under neat conditions at low loadings (50 ppm) and without the need of expensive additives. This robust catalytic process allowed us to efficiently and selectively re-equilibrate the naphtha fraction (C-5-C-8) of a Fischer-Tropsch feed derived from non petroleum resources to a higher-value product range (C-9-C-14), useful as detergent and plasticizer precursors.",
author = "Mathieu Rouen and Pierre Queval and Etienne Borre and Laura Falivene and Albert Poater and Mikael Berthod and Francois Hugues and Luigi Cavallo and Olivier Basle and Helene Olivier-Bourbigou and Marc Mauduit",
note = "KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01 Acknowledgements: Dedicated to the memory of Yves Chauvin. This work was supported by the European Community through the seventh framework program (CP-FP 211468-2 EUMET, grant to M.R., L.F., and E.B.). M.M. thanks the CNRS, the ENSCR, Rennes Metropole, and the Region-Bretagne for their financial support. A.P. thanks the Spanish MINECO for project CTQ2014-59832-JIN, and L.C. acknowledges funding from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).",
year = "2016",
month = oct,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1021/acscatal.6b01428",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "6",
pages = "7970--7976",
journal = "ACS Catalysis",
issn = "2155-5435",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
number = "11",
}