Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1998, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (3): 442.

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Hydrogen Transfer Hydrogenation of Acetophenone by Ruthenium Complexes Containing Polydentate Aminophosphine Ligand

XU Pian- Pian1, GAO Jing-Xing1, ZHENG Rong-Hui1, PENG Wei-Ping1, HUANG Pei-Qiang1, WAN Hui-Lin1, WANG Wen-Guo2, DING Kai-Ning2, CHEN Shou-Zheng2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005;
    2. Department of Chemistry, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007
  • Received:1996-12-10 Online:1998-03-24 Published:1998-03-24

Abstract: The catalytic hydrogen transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone using C2-symmetric diamine/diphosphine ruthenium(Ⅱ) complex has been studied. Complex RuCl2(P2N2H4) shows an excellent catalytic activity in hydrogen transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone in a molar ratio of substrate/Ru/iso-PrOK 200∶1∶12, leading to 2-phenylethanol in 99% yield after 2 h. Ahydrogen transfer mechanism is also discussed.

Key words: Aminophosphine ruthenium complex, Acetophenone, Hydrogenation

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