Cyclopentadienyl and pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes as catalysts for the total deoxygenation of 1, 2-hexanediol and glycerol

…, M Jennings, PV Abdelnur, MN Eberlin, M Schlaf

Index: Thibault, Michelle E.; Dimondo, Domenico V.; Jennings, Michael; Abdelnur, Patricia Verardi; Eberlin, Marcos N.; Schlaf, Marcel Green Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 13, # 2 p. 357 - 366

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Abstract

The ruthenium aqua complexes [cp* Ru (OH2)(N–N)](OTf)(cp*= η5- pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, N–N= 2, 2′-bipyridine, phen= 1, 10-phenanthroline, OTf−= trifluoromethanesulfonate) and the acetonitrile complex [cpRu (CH3CN)(bipy)](OTf)(cp= η5- cyclopentadienyl) are water-, acid-, and thermally stable (> 200° C) catalysts for the hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones in sulfolane solution. In the presence of HOTf as ...