title: Ruthenium-catalyzed dehydrogenation of ammonia boranes.
abstract: The dehydrogenation of ammonia borane (AB) and methylammonia borane (MeAB) is shown to be catalyzed by several Ru-amido complexes. Up to 1 equiv of H2 (1.0 system wt %) is released from AB by as little as 0.03 mol % Ru within 5 min, and up to 2 equiv of H2 (3.0 system wt %) are released from MeAB with 0.5 mol % Ru in under 10 min at room temperature, the first equivalent emerging within 10 s. Also, a mixture of AB/MeAB yields up to 3.6 system wt % H2 within 1 h with 0.1 mol % Ru. Computational studies were performed to elucidate the mechanism of dehydrogenation of AB. Finally, it was shown that alkylamine-boranes can serve as a source of H2 in the Ru-catalyzed reduction of ketones and imines.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blaquiere
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diallo-Garcia
authors.forename: Serge I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Gorelsky
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fagnou
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry*; D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001880:Boranes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D000641:Ammonia; D012428:Ruthenium; D006859:Hydrogen