Transfer hydrodehalogenation of organic halides catalyzed by water soluble ruthenium(II) phosphine complexes

Ruthenium(ii)-catalyzed reductive N–O bond cleavage of N-OR (R = H, alkyl, or acyl) substituted amides and sulfonamides

A convenient method for the reductive cleavage of the N–O bonds of amide derivatives was developed using ruthenium(ii)-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation reaction.

Transfer hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides accelerated by a saturated sodium acetate aqueous solution

A saturated sodium acetate aqueous solution could be applied as an efficient and environmentally-friendly reaction medium to accelerate transfer hydrodehalogenation of various aryl halides.

Synthesis of modified carbon nanotube-supported Pd and the catalytic performance for hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides

The effects of surface functionalization on the deposition of Pd nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been studied. Two methods were used for the functionalization of CNTs: one employed a 1:1 (v/v) mixture of concentrated H2SO4/HNO3, sonicated at RT; the other employed a 3:1 (v/v) mixture of concentrated H2SO4/HNO3, sonicated at 60 °C. A large number of surface oxide groups were introduced on the surface of functionalized CNTs, especially in strong oxidation power (H2SO4/HNO3 = 3:1, 60 °C). The dispersion of Pd nanoparticles on CNTs was found to depend on the amount of surface oxide groups, with larger amounts of surface oxide groups resulting in higher dispersion of Pd nanoparticles. The effects of CNT surface functionalization on the performance of Pd/CNTs catalysts were studied, and the reaction conditions optimized, using the hydrodebromination of bromobenzene as model reaction. Under optimal conditions, the hydrodehalogenation of various aryl halides were tested over Pd/CNTs catalysts.

Reactions of [Ru(H2O)6]2+with water-soluble tertiary phosphines

In aqueous solutions under mild conditions, [Ru(H(2)O)(6)](2+) was reacted with various water-soluble tertiary phosphines. As determined by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, reactions with the sulfonated arylphosphines L =mtppms, ptppms and mtppts yielded only the mono- and bisphosphine complexes, [Ru(H(2)O)(5)L](2+), cis-[Ru(H(2)O)(4)L(2)](2+), and trans-[Ru(H(2)O)(4)L(2)](2+) even in a high ligand excess. With the small aliphatic phosphine L = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo-[3.3.1.1(3,7)]decane (pta) at [L]:[Ru]= 12:1, the tris- and tetrakisphosphino species, [Ru(H(2)O)(3)(pta)(3)](2+), [Ru(H(2)O)(2)(pta)(4)](2+), [Ru(H(2)O)(OH)(pta)(4)](+), and [Ru(OH)(2)(pta)(4)] were also detected, albeit in minor quantities. These results have significance for the in situ preparation of Ru(II)-tertiary phosphine catalysts. The structures of the complexes trans-[Ru(H(2)O)(4)(ptaMe)(2)](tos)(4)x2H(2)O, trans-[Ru(H(2)O)(4)(ptaH)(2)](tos)(4)[middle dot]2H(2)O, and trans-mer-[RuI(2)(H(2)O)(ptaMe)(3)]I(3)x2H(2)O, containing protonated or methylated pta ligands (ptaH and ptaMe, respectively) were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.