title: Preparation of a series of Ru(II) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones.
abstract: The reaction of [RuCl(2)(p-cymene](2) with Ag-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes yields a series of [(p-cymene)Ru(NHC)] complexes (2a-f). All synthesised compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy and the molecular structure of 2a was determined by X-ray crystallography. All complexes have been tested as catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones, showing excellent activity in this reaction.
authors.affiliation: İnönü University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 44280, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gürbüz
authors.forename: Emine Özge
authors.initials: EÖ
authors.lastname: Özcan
authors.forename: İsmail
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Çetinkaya
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Büyükgüngör