S. Burling, M. Whittlesey, Jonathan M. J. Williams
Mar 1, 2005
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Abstract
The dihydride ruthenium N-heterocyclic carbene complex Ru(Imes)(PPh 3 ) 2 CO(H) 2 (1) (IMes =1,3-dimesityl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazol-2-ylidene) is an efficient catalyst for both direct hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenationof ketones and imines, in the absence of base.