Flat and Efficient HCNN and CNN Pincer Ruthenium Catalysts for Carbonyl Compound Reduction

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The bidentate HCNN dicarbonyl ruthenium complexes trans,cis-[RuCl2(HCNN)(CO)2] (1–3) and trans,cis-[RuCl2(ampy)(CO)2] (1a) were prepared by reaction of [RuCl2(CO)2]n with 1-[6-(4′-methylphenyl)pyridin-2-yl]methanamine, benzo[h]quinoline (HCNN), and 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine (ampy) ligands. Alternatively, the derivatives 1–3 were obtained from the reaction of RuCl3 hydrate with HCO2H and HCNN. The pincer CNN cis-[RuCl(CNN)(CO)2] (4) was isolated from 1 by reaction with NEt3. The monocarbonyl complexes trans-[RuCl2(HCNN)(PPh3)(CO)] (5–7) were synthesized from [RuCl2(dmf)(PPh3)2(CO)] and HCNN ligands, while the diacetate trans-[Ru(OAc)2(HCNN)(PPh3)(CO)] (8) was obtained from [Ru(OAc)2(PPh3)2(CO)]. Carbonylation of cis-[RuCl(CNN)(PPh3)2] with CO afforded the pincer derivatives [RuCl(CNN)(PPh3)(CO)] (9–11). Treatment of 9 with Na[BArf]4 and PPh3 gave the cationic complex trans-[Ru(CNN)(PPh3)2(CO)][BArf4] (12). The dicarbonyl derivatives 1–4, in the presence of PPh3 or PCy3, and the monocarbonyl complexes 5–12 ca...