Abstract

The synthesis of highly active ruthenium(II) catalyst based on N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) bearing alkyl and aryl groups is reported. The complexes are easily handled in very good yields via synthesis of silver–NHC complexes and subsequent reaction with [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 in dichloromethane (DCM) under N2 condition. All new compounds were characterized by LC-MSMS, elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. With the development of a more efficient catalytic system for transfer hydrogenation of aryl ketones and aldehydes in mind, the catalytic performance of the Ru–NHC complexes for transfer hydrogenation was investigated.

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