title: A remote coordination booster enhances the catalytic efficiency by accelerating the generation of an active catalyst.
abstract: A remote Ru(II)(terpy)2 unit incorporated in conjugation with the [NHC-Ru(II)(para-cymene)] catalytic site, acts as a "coordination booster" for enhancing the catalytic efficiency to achieve excellent performance in selective oxidative scission of various carbon-carbon multiple bonds to the corresponding aldehydes, ketones and diketones. Generation of an active catalyst via oxidative loss of para-cymene from the precatalyst was found to be accelerated by the "coordination booster" through the electronic effect.
authors.affiliation: Organometallics and Smart Materials Laboratory, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 462 066, India. joyanta@iiserb.ac.in.
authors.forename: Suraj K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Organometallics and Smart Materials Laboratory, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 462 066, India. joyanta@iiserb.ac.in.
authors.forename: Joyanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choudhury