A self-metathesis process for the production of unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diacids and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diesters, wherein unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids and/or esters of unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids are reacted in the presence of at least one defined ruthenium based catalyst compound. A catalyst enhancer compound selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer may also be used. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.

A self-metathesis process for the production of unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diacids and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diesters, wherein unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids and/or esters of unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids are reacted in the presence of at least one defined ruthenium based catalyst compound. A catalyst enhancer compound selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer may also be used. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.

The invention relates to a method of alkene metathesis. In the method, at least one monoalkene is subjected to ethenolysis in the presence of a diene. The invention also relates to the use of a diene to promote an ethenolysis reaction conducted on a monoalkene.

A process of metathesizing a feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst and at least one catalyst enhancer. The catalyst enhancer can be selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the metathesis catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.

A process of metathesizing a feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst and at least one catalyst enhancer. The catalyst enhancer can be selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the metathesis catalyst can be used at very low concentrations.

Processes for the production of high purity alpha olefins from a mixture of olefins are disclosed. The processes may include: contacting propylene and a hydrocarbon mixture comprising a mixture of olefins having a carbon number n with a first metathesis catalyst to form a metathesis product comprising a beta-olefin having a carbon number n+1, an alpha-olefin having a carbon number n1, as well as any unreacted propylene and olefins having a carbon number n. The metathesis product may be fractionated to recover a fraction comprising the beta-olefin having a carbon number n+1. Ethylene and the fraction comprising the beta-olefin having a carbon number n+1 may then be contacted with a second metathesis catalyst to form a second metathesis product comprising an alpha-olefin having a carbon number n and propylene, which may be fractionated to form a propylene fraction and a fraction comprising the alpha olefin having a carbon number n.

Ruthenium complexes include those represented by Formula 1. A new process for producing the ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. The ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 are useful as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions such as ring-closing metathesis, homometathesis, cross-metathesis, ethenolysis, isomerization reaction, diastereoselective ring-rearrangement metathesis, alkene-alkyne type metathesis, ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and metathetic depolymerization.

Ruthenium complexes include those represented by Formula 1. A new process for producing the ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. The ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 are useful as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions such as ring-closing metathesis, homometathesis, cross-metathesis, ethenolysis, isomerization reaction, diastereoselective ring-rearrangement metathesis, alkene-alkyne type metathesis, ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and metathetic depolymerization.

Ruthenium complexes include those represented by Formula 1. A new process for producing the ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. The ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 are useful as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions such as ring-closing metathesis, homometathesis, cross-metathesis, ethenolysis, isomerization reaction, diastereoselective ring-rearrangement metathesis, alkene-alkyne type metathesis, ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and metathetic depolymerization.

Ruthenium complexes include those represented by Formula 1. A new process for producing the ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. The ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 are useful as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions such as ring-closing metathesis, homometathesis, cross-metathesis, ethenolysis, isomerization reaction, diastereoselective ring-rearrangement metathesis, alkene-alkyne type metathesis, ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and metathetic depolymerization.