Organoruthenium(ii) and (iii) amidinates, (η5-C5Me5)Ru(η-amidinate) and (η5-C5Me5)RuCl(η-amidinate), as unique redox catalysts for the intramolecular Kharasch reactions: Facile access to a pyrrolizidine alkaloid skeleton under mild conditions†
Abstract
A novel organoruthenium(III) amidinate, (η5-C5Me5)RuCl(η-iPrNC(Me)NiPr) (2), has been prepared by