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Dehydrogenative Coupling of Ethanol and Ester Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Pincer-Type YNP Complexes
Gusev, Dmitry G.
, p. 6967 - 6981 (2016/10/14)
The "Y" donor group (Y = -OMe, -SEt, -PPh2, -NH2, -NMe2, -Py, pyrrolidinyl, quinolyl) of the pincer-type ruthenium complexes RuHCl(CO)[κ3-YNP] has a dramatic influence on the catalytic activity in the dehydrogenative homocoupling and cross-coupling of ethanol and ester hydrogenation reactions. The observations are connected with the mechanisms of the catalytic reactions, and this paper provides evidence for ester C-O bond formation/cleavage assisted by the bifunctional catalysts in an outer-sphere fashion, reminiscent of the Tishchenko chemistry.