Synthesis, characterization, and application to transfer hydrogenation of η6-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)-η1-N-heterocyclic carbene–ruthenium complex

A new chelating ruthenium complex was synthesized using an electron-rich olefin and [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 and characterized structurally and spectroscopically. The structure of the complex was verified using X-ray crystallography. The complex displayed high activities in transfer hydrogenation.

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