摘要:
The diamine (N-N) co-ligand 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine and 2,3-diaminophathalene react individually with [RuCl2(dppb)(2)(mu-dppb)] to afford complexes with kinetically stable trans-[CL2Ru(dppb)(N-N)] as the favoured isomer. The thermodynamically stable cis-[Cl2Ru(dppb)(N-N)] isomer of complex 1 was formed from the trans-1 isomer. The trans to cis isomerization reaction was conducted in CHCL3 at RT and monitored by P-31{H-1} NMR. The structures of the desired complexes were characterized via elemental analyses, IR and, UV-visible spectroscopy, FAB-MS and NMR. The structure of the cis-1 isomer was determined by single crystal X-ray measurements. Both the trans-1 and cis-1 isomers were shown to have a significant catalytic role in selective hydrogenation reactions under mild conditions using cinnamic aldehyde as typical model reaction. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.