Amide synthesis from alcohols and amines catalyzed by a RuII–N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)–carbonyl complex

• Published in: Journal of organometallic chemistry Vol. 771; pp. 124 - 130
• Main Authors: Saha, Biswajit, Sengupta, Gargi, Sarbajna, Abir, Dutta, Indranil, Bera, Jitendra K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2014
• Subjects: Amidation; Catalysis; Dehydrogenative coupling; Metal–metal bond; N-Heterocyclic carbene; Dehydrogenative coupling; Catalysis; Metal–metal bond; Amidation; N-Heterocyclic carbene

Treatment of [Ru2(CO)4(CH3CN)6](BF4)2 with 3-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-imidazolium bromide in the presence of tetrabutylammonium bromide at room temperature in dichloromethane affords a RuII–N-heterocyclic carbene–carbonyl complex [Ru(py-NHC)(CO)2Br2] (1). Catalyst 1 displays diverse substrate scope f...