Abstract
The 2-phosphinophosphinine 2-PPh2-3-Me-6-SiMe3-PC5H2 (2) has been prepared and was shown to act as a κ2-chelating ligand in cis-[RuCl2(2)2] (4). Complex 4 was a competent precatalyst for the room temperature transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone (0.1 mol% 4 and 0.5 mol% KOtBu) and the conversion of methanol/ethanol mixtures to the advanced biofuel isobutanol in 50% yield and 96% selectivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6172-6176 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 19 |
Early online date | 7 Apr 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 7 Apr 2017 |