Ruthenium(II) trerdentate CNN complexes: Superlative catalysts for the hydrogen-transfer reduction of ketones by reversible insertion of a carbonyl group into the Ru-H bond

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 38, 2005, Pages 6214-6219

  Baratta, Walter ^a   Chelucci, Giorgio ^b   Gladiali, Serafino ^b   Siega, Katia ^a   Toniutti, Micaela ^a   Zanette, Matteo ^a   Zangrando, Ennio ^c   Rigo, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Homogeneous catalysis; Hydride; Hydrogenation; Orthometalation; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROGENATION; KETONES; SUBSTRATES;

HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; ORTHOMETALATION;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 25844443346     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200502118     Document Type: Article

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