title: Switch in Catalyst State: Single Bifunctional Bi-state Catalyst for Two Different Reactions.
abstract: Disclosed here is a molecular switch which responds to acid-base stimuli and serves as a bi-state catalyst for two different reactions. The two states of the switch serve as a highly active and poorly active catalyst for two catalytic reactions (namely a hydrogenation and a dehydrogenative coupling) but in a complementary manner. The system was used in an assisted tandem catalysis set-up involving dehydrogenative coupling of an amine and then hydrogenation of the resulting imine product by switching between the respective states of the catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Organometallics & Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, India.
authors.forename: Shrivats
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6430-0852
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Semwal
authors.affiliation: Organometallics & Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, India.
authors.forename: Joyanta
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4776-8757
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choudhury
keywords: hydrogenation; imines; ligand effects; ruthenium; synthetic methods