Alcohol Amination with Ammonia Catalyzed by an Acridine-Based Ruthenium Pincer Complex: A Mechanistic Study
Journal of the American Chemical Society2014Vol. 136(16), pp. 5923–5929
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Xuan Ye, Philipp N. Pleßow, Marion K. Brinks, Mathias Schelwies, Thomas Schaub, Frank Röminger, Rocco Paciello, Michael Limbach, Peter Hofmann
Abstract
The mechanistic course of the amination of alcohols with ammonia catalyzed by a structurally modified congener of Milstein's well-defined acridine-based PNP-pincer Ru complex has been investigated both experimentally and by DFT calculations. Several key Ru intermediates have been isolated and characterized. The detailed analysis of a series of possible catalytic pathways (e.g., with and without metal-ligand cooperation, inner- and outer-sphere mechanisms) leads us to conclude that the most favorable pathway for this catalyst does not require metal-ligand cooperation.
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