title: A readily accessible ruthenium catalyst for the solvolytic dehydrogenation of amine-borane adducts.
abstract: The use of the readily available complex [Ru(p-Cym)(bipy)Cl]Cl as an efficient and robust precatalyst for homogeneously catalysed solvolysis of amine-borane adducts to liberate the hydrogen content of the borane almost quantitatively is being presented. The reactions can be carried out in tap water, and in aqueous mixtures with non-deoxygenated solvents. The system is also efficient for the dehydrocoupling of dimethylamine-borane under solvent-free conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), San Sebastián, Spain. Zoraida_freixa@ehu.es.
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Olasagasti
authors.forename: Ainara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Telleria
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Miqueo
authors.forename: María A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Garralda
authors.forename: Zoraida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Freixa