@article{59906,
  abstract     = {{The cationic molybdenum alkylidyne N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex [Mo(C-p-OMeC6H4)(OCMe(CF3)2)2 (IMes)][B(ArF4] (IMes = 1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene) was selectively immobilized inside the pores of ordered mesoporous silica (OMS) with pore diameters of 66, 56, and 28 Å and used in the ring-expansion metathesis polymerization (REMP) of cyclic olefins to yield cyclic polymers. A strong confinement effect was observed for cis-cyclooctene (cCOE), 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD), (+)-2,3-endo,exo-dicarbomethoxynorborn-5-ene ((+)-DCMNBE), and 2-methyl-2-phenylcycloprop-1-ene (MPCP), allowing for the synthesis of low-molecular-weight cyclic polymers even at a high monomer concentration. The exclusive formation of cyclic polymers was demonstrated by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Confinement also influences stereoselectivity, resulting in a pronounced increase in Z-selectivity and in an increased cis-syndiospecificity.}},
  author       = {{Probst, Patrick and Lindemann, Moritz and Bruckner, Johanna R. and Atwi, Boshra and Wang, Dongren and Fischer, Felix Richard and Högler, Marc and Bauer, Matthias and Hansen, Niels and Dyballa, Michael and Buchmeiser, Michael R.}},
  issn         = {{0002-7863}},
  journal      = {{Journal of the American Chemical Society}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{8741--8750}},
  publisher    = {{American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  title        = {{{Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization under Confinement}}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/jacs.4c18171}},
  volume       = {{147}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}