Synthesis and structure of a ruthenium(II) complex incorporating κN bound 2-pyridonato ligands; a new catalytic system for transfer hydrogenation of ketones
Abstract
The preparation of trans-[(terpy)Ru(NC5H4O-κN)2(OH2)] 1 provides the first structurally characterized example of monodentate κN bound 2-pyridonato ligands on ruthenium(II) and a new catalyst for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones featuring a saturated hard donor ligand set.