Abstract
The ability of transition metal catalysts to add or remove hydrogen from organic substrates by transfer hydrogenation process is a valuable synthetic tool. For this aim, a novel Ru(II) complex with the P–N ligand [(Ph2P)2NCH2–C4H3S] derived from thiophene-2-methylamine was synthesized starting with the complex [Ru(η6-p-cymene)(μ-Cl)Cl]2 and isolated in two isomeric forms: trans- and cis-[Ru((PPh2)2NCH2–C4H3S)2Cl2], 2 and 3, respectively. The structures of both isomers were also determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The cis-isomer 3 can be isolated from the solution of major trans-isomer 2 as yellow crystals. However, upon dissolution 3 is rapidly converted to the trans-isomer 2. The new ruthenium(II) complex provides high catalytic activity in the transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives to 1-phenylethanol derivatives in the presence of 2-propanol as the hydrogen source. This transfer hydrogenation is characterized by low reversibility under the experimental conditions.
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