Efficient alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols catalyzed by ruthenium(II)/P,N ligand complexes

Shi Yuan Liu; Lin Yan Xu; Chun Yu Liu; Zhi Gang Ren; David James Young; Jian Ping Lang

doi:10.1016/j.tet.2017.03.022

Efficient alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols catalyzed by ruthenium(II)/P,N ligand complexes

Shi Yuan Liu, Lin Yan Xu, Chun Yu Liu, Zhi Gang Ren, David James Young, Jian Ping Lang

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An efficient catalytic system containing [RuCl₂(η⁶-p-cymene)]₂ and one P,N ligand, N-diphenylphosphino-2-aminopyridine (L1) was loaded in catalyzing the alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols for a diverse array of substrates. Other five P,N ligands based on pyridin-2-amine and pyrimidin-2-amine were also examined in this reaction to explore the influence of steric hindrance and electronic effects. Monitoring by ¹H NMR and ESI-MS reveals a stable cationic L1-coordinated ruthenium hydride intermediate, identified as [Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)(κ²-L1)H]⁺. Organic intermediates consistent with a three-step dehydrogenation, alkylation and hydrogenation pathway were also observed. The final step in this reaction, the ruthenium-catalysed transfer hydrogenation reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketone with benzyl alcohol was performed separately.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2374-2381
Number of pages	8
Journal	Tetrahedron
Volume	73
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2017.03.022
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2017
Externally published	Yes

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