title: From Ruthenium to Copper: A la carte Tools for the Synthesis of Molecules of Interest.
abstract: Well-defined ruthenium complexes and simple copper-ligand systems proved to be powerful catalysts for the construction of complex molecules from simple and abundant organic sources. In this account, chosen examples of reactions involving C-C bond formation catalyzed by [Ru(η(5)-C(5)H(5))-(CH(3)CN)(3)][PF(6)] will be presented. A practical synthesis of the versatile catalyst [Ru(η(5)-C(5)H(5))-(CH(3)CN)(3)][PF(6)] is also described via a simple and easy-handled procedure discovered in Geneva ten years ago. The second part of this review is focused on methodologies catalyzed by an association of a copper salt and a simple ligand for the formation of C-N, C-O and C-C bonds developed in our group in Montpellier. A brief overview of applications in life sciences and materials will conclude this article.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, Institut Charles Gerhardt, CNRS UMR 5253, AM2N 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. florian.monnier@enscm.fr.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monnier
authors.affiliation: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, Institut Charles Gerhardt, CNRS UMR 5253, AM2N 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taillefer