(S,S)-N-(p-Toluenesulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethanediamine(chloro)(p-cymene)ruthenium(II)

This catalyst has shown to effect highly enantioselective hydrogenation of functionalized ketones where the substituents are dialkylamino, hydoxy, siloxy, carbonyl, ester, amide or thioester.

Solid

Catalyst involved in:

• Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of imines and ketones
• Intramolecular asymmetric reductive amination
• Tandem hydroformylation / hydrogenation of terminal olefins

Reactant involved in studies of thermal decomposition of areneruthenium chiral amido-amine alkyl complexes

Catalyst involved in: ? Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of imines and ketones ? Intramolecular asymmetric reductive amination ? Tandem hydroformylation / hydrogenation of terminal olefins Reactant involved in studies of thermal decomposition of arenerut

RuCl(p-cymene)[(S,S)-Ts-DPEN] is a chiral diamine ligand complexed with ruthenium, which can be used for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of a variety of imines.