1. Recent advances in olefin metathesis and its application in organic synthesis
2. The Development of L2X2RuCHR Olefin Metathesis Catalysts: An Organometallic Success Story
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4. Catalytic ring-closing metathesis of functionalized dienes by a ruthenium carbene complex
5. Catalytic and Enantioselective Route to Medium-Ring Heterocycles. Asymmetric Zirconium-Catalyzed Ethylmagnesation of Seven- and Eight-Membered Rings