The invention relates to a method for catalyzing metathesis reactons including enantioselective olefin metathesis. The method of the invention comprises catalyzing a metathesis reaction in a reaction vessel with a catalyst comprising a stereogenic metal atom and two or more ligands, wherein each ligand associated with the metal complex binds the stereogenic metal atom via one site of the ligand, and wherein the metathesis reaction produces a product in an enantiomeric excess greater than 50%.