Abstract
N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) based ruthenium complexes were studied as catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones. Variations in the catalyst structure were investigated for their impact on hydrogenation and catalyst stability. Catalyst attributes included bis- or mono-NHC ligands, pendant ether groups in some cases, and arene ligands of varied bulk and donor strength. Ruthenium complexes were synthesized and fully characterized, including complexes with a monodentate NHC ligand containing a tethered ether N substituent (ImEt,CH2CH2OEtRuCl2(η6-arene); arene = benzene (4), p-cymene (5), hexamethylbenzene (6)), a complex with a monodentate NHC ligand with solely alkyl N substituents (ImEt,PentylRuCl2(η6-p-cymene) (8)), and a complex with a bis-NHC ligand ([RuCl(methylenebis(ImEt)2)(η6-p-cymene)]PF6 (7)) (Im = imidazole-derived NHC; superscripts indicate N substituents). X-ray crystal structures were obtained for 4, 5, 7, and 8. All of the ruthenium complexes were tested and found to be active trans...
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