Z. Foltynowicz, ISOMERIZATION OF ACYCLIC ALKENES ACCOMPANYING THEIR COMETATHESIS WITHVINYLTRIETHOXYSILANE, Polish Journal of Chemistry, 67(8), 1993, pp. 1361-1367
The isomerization reactions ((E)/(Z) isomerization and double-bond mig
ration) are observed when terminal and internal alkenes are cometathes
ized with vinyltriethoxysilane in the presence of RuCl2(PPh3)3 catalys
t. These two reactions appear to have the same intermediate in the tra
nsition state. Hydrido-pi-allyl mechanism of isomerization is suggeste
d to explain experimental results.