Abstract
The synthesis and characterization of novel cyclometalated ruthenium(II) complexes [RuCl(PCPOMe)(PPh3)] and [RuCl(PCPCF3)(PPh3)] containing monoanionic, tridentate coordinating PCP-pincer ligands [C6H3{CH2P(p-MeOC6H4)2}2-2,6]- (PCPOMe) and [C6H3{CH2P(p-CF3C6H4)2}2-2,6]- (PCPCF3) are reported. These compounds have been tested as catalyst precursors in the hydrogen transfer reaction of cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol in 2-propanol using NaOH as a base. The
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