Half-sandwich ruthenium(II) complexes containing biphenylamine based Schiff base ligands: Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity in amidation of various aldehydes

Publication date: Available online 14 February 2020Source: Journal of Organometallic ChemistryAuthor(s): Veerasamy Nagalakshmi, Raja Nandhini, Veerappan Brindha, Bellie Sundaram Krishnamoorthy, Kasthuri BalasubramaniAbstractNew half-sandwich ruthenium (II) complexes [η6‒p-cymene)Ru (L1-3)Cl] (1–3) containing biphenylamine based Schiff base ligands (HL1-3) have been synthesized and characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods. Additionally, the solid state structure of 2 has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The complex 2 serves as a catalyst for the amidation of various aldehydes to amides in good yield.Graphical abstract

Source: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry - February 15, 2020 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research