Ruthenium(<scp>ii</scp>) arene complexes bearing simple dioxime ligands: effective catalysts for the one-pot transfer hydrogenation/<i>N</i>-methylation of nitroarenes with methanol
Roberta Colaiezzi, Chiara Saviozzi, Nicola di Nicola, Stefano Zacchini, Guido Pampaloni, Marcello Crucianelli, Fabio Marchetti, Andrea Di Giuseppe, Lorenzo Biancalana
Abstract
Ruthenium( ii ) η 6 -arene complexes with easily-available dioxime ligands are efficient catalytic precursors for the selective reduction/ N -methylation of aromatic nitrocompounds with methanol.
Topics & Concepts
MethanolRutheniumCatalysisChemistryTransfer hydrogenationMethylationCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryBiochemistryGeneAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction