Aydın Aktaş, Yetkin Gök
2014
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Catalysis Letters
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This study deals with the synthesis of N-propylphthalimide substituted Ag(I)–N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes and N-propylphthalimide substituted Ru(II)–NHC complexes in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones. The Ag(I)–NHC complexes were synthesized from the imidazolium salts and Ag2O in dichloromethane at room temperature. The Ru(II)–NHC complexes have been prepared from Ag(I)–NHC complexes using transmetallation method. The six N-propylphthalimide substituted Ag(I)–NHC complexes and six N-propylphthalimide substituted Ru(II)–NHC complexes have been characterized by spectroscopic techniques and elemental analyses. N-propylphthalimide substituted Ru(II)–NHC complexes have been analyzed as catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones and exhibit activity in this reaction.Graphical AbstractThis study deals with the synthesis of N-propylphthalimide substituted Ag(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes and N-propylphthalimide substituted Ru(II)–NHC complexes in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones. The Ag(I)–NHC complexes were synthesized from the imidazolium salts and Ag2O in dichloromethane at room temperature. The Ru(II)–NHC complexes have been prepared from Ag(I)–NHC complexes using transmetallation method. The six N-propylphthalimide substituted Ag(I)–NHC complexes and six N-propylphthalimide substituted Ru(II)–NHC complexeshavebeencharacterizedbyspectroscopictechniquesandelementalanalyses. N-propylphthalimide substituted Ru(II)–NHC complexes have been analyzed as catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones and exhibit activity in this reaction.