Ruthenium complexes with an N-heterocyclic carbene NNC-pincer ligand: preparation and catalytic properties

1-Methyl-3-(2-((pyridin-2-ylmethylene)amino)ethyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide was prepared and used as an N-heterocyclic carbene NNC-pincer ligand precursor. Depending on the coordination strategy, a monometallic [Ru(NNC)(CO3)(PPh3)] complex, or the [Ru(μ-Cl)(NNC)]2(2Cl−) dimer, was obtained. A di-si...

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Autores: Mejuto, Carmen, García-Eleno, Marco A., Guisado-Barrios, Gregorio, Spasyuk, Denis, Gusev, Dmitri, Peris, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Zaragoza
Repositorio:Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
OAI Identifier:oai:zaguan.unizar.es:108373
Acceso en línea:http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/108373
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Sumario:1-Methyl-3-(2-((pyridin-2-ylmethylene)amino)ethyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide was prepared and used as an N-heterocyclic carbene NNC-pincer ligand precursor. Depending on the coordination strategy, a monometallic [Ru(NNC)(CO3)(PPh3)] complex, or the [Ru(μ-Cl)(NNC)]2(2Cl−) dimer, was obtained. A di-silver complex in which two ligands are monocoordinated to the metal center through the NHC groups was also obtained and characterised. The dimetallic ruthenium complex reacts with alcohols yielding a monohydride species. The preliminary studies on the catalytic activity of the ruthenium dimer indicate that the complex is active in the reduction of ketones and aldehydes under transfer hydrogenation conditions.