Lutidine-derived Ru-CNC hydrogenation pincer catalysts with versatile coordination properties

G. Filonenko; E. Cosimi; L. Lefort; M.P. Conley; C. Copéret; M. Lutz; E.J.M. Hensen; E.A. Pidko

doi:10.1021/cs500720y

Lutidine-derived Ru-CNC hydrogenation pincer catalysts with versatile coordination properties

G. Filonenko
, E. Cosimi
, L. Lefort
, M.P. Conley
, C. Copéret
, M. Lutz
, E.J.M. Hensen
, E.A. Pidko

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Lutidine-derived bis-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ruthenium CNC–pincer complexes (Ru-CNCs) were prepared. They showed various coordination modes of the two NHC ligands depending on the synthetic procedure, yielding normal (1, 2) or mixed normal/abnormal NHC-complexes (3). In the presence of phosphazene base, Ru-CNC complexes activate nitriles to give ketimino compounds 4-6. Nitrile adduct 4 shows reactivity towards strong bases to yield dearomatized complex 7, that heterolytically activate H2 to form the bis-hydrido complex 8. Finally, these Ru-CNCs are active in catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to formate salts and, unlike the phosphine-containing Ru-PNP counterpart, they also catalyze the selective hydrogenation of esters to alcohols.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2667-2671
Number of pages	5
Journal	ACS Catalysis
Volume	4
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cs500720y
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Lutidine-derived Ru-CNC hydrogenation pincer catalysts with versatile coordination properties

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