Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones by Ruthenium Complexes Bearing Benzimidazol‐2‐ylidene Ligands
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Nevin Gürbüz, Sedat Yaşar, Emine Özge Özcan, İsmail Özdemir, Bekir Çetinkaya
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, International, WoS, 2010, vol 2010, pp 3051-3056
Summary
Abstract A series of benzimidazolium ligand precursors were metalated with [RuCl2(p‐cymene)]2 to give ruthenium(II) N‐heterocyclic carbene complexes. All compounds were fully characterized by elemental analyses, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and IR spectroscopy. The new benzimidazol‐2‐ylidene complexes have been found to be effective catalysis for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones by using 2‐propanol as the hydrogen source in the presence of KOH.