Paper in Chemistry—A European Journal

Our paper entitled “Ru(II) Complexes with Protic- and Anionic-Naked-NHC Ligands for Cooperative Activation of Small Molecules” has been published in Chemistry—A European Journal (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301971).

In this paper, a set of ruthenium(II)-protic-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes, [Ru(NNC^H)(PPh₃)₂(X)]Cl (1, X=Cl and 2, X=H) and their deprotonated analogues [Ru(NNC)(PPh₃)₂(X)] (1ʹ, X=Cl and 2ʹ,X=H) are reported. Complex 1ʹ activates H-H bond of hydrogen, C(sp³)-I bond of iodomethane, and C(sp)-H bond of phenylacetylene. The activation of CO₂ using complex 1ʹ at moderate temperature and subsequent conversion to formate is also described.

Congratulations to Shambhu for his first paper from PhD thesis work! Congratulations to all the co-authors!!