Preparation of a series of Ru(II) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones

GÜRBÜZ N., Ozcan E. O., ÖZDEMİR İ., Cetinkaya B., Sahin O., Buyukgungor O.

DALTON TRANSACTIONS, vol.41, no.8, pp.2330-2339, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1039/c1dt11203a
  • Journal Name: DALTON TRANSACTIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2330-2339
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The reaction of [RuCl2(p-cymene](2) with Ag-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes yields a series of [(p-cymene) Ru(NHC)] complexes (2a-f). All synthesised compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy and the molecular structure of 2a was determined by X-ray crystallography. All complexes have been tested as catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones, showing excellent activity in this reaction.