title: Pd, Pt, and Ru complexes of a pincer bis(amino)amide ligand.
abstract: An improved synthesis of pincer ligand bis[(2-dimethylamino)phenyl]amine ((Me)N(2)NH) was reported. Reaction of the Li complex of (Me)N(2)N with suitable Pd, Pt, and Ru precursors gave the corresponding metal complexes. The structures of the Pd, Pt, and Ru complexes were determined. The Ru complex showed activity in catalytic transfer hydrogenation of aryl and alkyl ketones.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISIC-LSCI, BCH 3305, Lausanne, CH 1015, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vechorkin
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Csok
authors.forename: Isuf
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Salihu
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scopelliti
authors.forename: Xile
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu