@article {Dragutan:July 2005:0032-1400:123,
	author = "Dragutan, Valerian",
	author = "Dragutan, Ileana",
	author = "Demonceau, Albert",
	title = "Ruthenium Complexes Bearing N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Ligands",
	journal = "Platinum Metals Review",
	volume = "49",
	year = "July 2005",
	abstract = "The vast family of ruthenium complexes with nucleophilic N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands is selectively discussed as an improved alternative to their parent diphosphane ruthenium counterparts previously applied in olefin metathesis reactions. The survey covers work done to-date on the ruthenium alkylidene, vinylidene, allenylidene and indenylidene complexes bearing imidazolin-2-ylidene and dihydroimidazolin-2-ylidene carbenes, as well as a number of immobilised ruthenium complexes having these types of ligands. Examples of chiral compounds complete the spectrum of NHC ruthenium complexes. Synthetic methods, catalytic properties and application profile in ring-closing metathesis, cross metathesis, ring-opening metathesis and metathesis polymerisation are highlighted.",
	pages = "123-137(15)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/matthey/pmr/2005/00000049/00000003/art00007"
	doi = "doi:10.1595/147106705X54253"
}