Ruthenium(II) complexes with new tridentate ligands containing P, N, O donor atoms: highly efficient catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of ketones by propan-2-ol

Authors:
  • HYHong Yang
    Hong Yang
  • MAMarie Alvarez
    Marie Alvarez
  • NLNoël Lugan
    Noël Lugan
  • RMRené Mathieu
    René Mathieu
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Abstract
The complexes [RuCl2(PPh3)(L)] in which L is a tridentate ligand with P, N and O donor atoms are very efficient catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of cyclic ketones and acetophenone (turnover ⩽ 118 800 h–1) in basic media; when L is optically active, no significant e.e. is observed.