Problems and exercisesOlefin metathesis
Exercise 1
What product is formed in the ring-closing metathesis of hepta-1,6-dien-4-ol (protected as a silyl ether)? And of octa-1,7-diene? Why is the reaction carried out at low concentration?
Exercise 2
Explain why the ROMP of norbornene is practically irreversible, whereas that of cyclohexene does not take place.