Ruthenium(II) Complexes Bearing Thioether-Appended α- Iminopyridine Ligands: Arene Precursors Permit Access to K2-N,N and K3-N,N,S Complexes

21 August 2019, Version 1
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Abstract

Herein we report the preparation of a series of Ru(II) complexes featuring alpha-iminopyridine ligands bearing thioether functionality (NNSR, where R = Me, CH2Ph, Ph). Metallation using (p cymene)RuCl dimer permits access to (k2-N,N)Ru complexes in which the thioether moiety remains uncoordinated. In the presence of a strong field ligand such as acetonitrile or triphenylphosphine, the p-cymene moiety is displaced, and the ligand adopts a k3-N,N,S binding mode. These complexes are characterized using a combination of solution and solid state methods, including the crystal structure of [(NNSMe)Ru(NCMe)2Cl]Cl. The k2-N,N Ru(II) complexes are shown to serve as efficient precatalysts for the oxidation of sec-phenethyl alcohol at 5 mol% loadings, using a variety of external oxidants and solvents. The complex bearing an S-Ph donor was found to be the most active of those surveyed, suggesting that the thioether donor plays an active role in catalyst speciation for this transformation.

Keywords

Mixed-Donor
thioether ligand
iminopyridine ligands
Hemilability
alcohol oxidation

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