Synthesis and characterization of some new half-sandwich ruthenium(II) complexes with bidentate N,N′-ligands and their application in alcohol oxidation

Gichumbi, Joel M.Friedrich, Holger B.Omondi, Bernard2020-11-032020-11-032016Inorganica Chimica Acta, Volume 456, 2017, Pages 55-63http://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/chuka/4996Graphical abstract New ruthenium (II) pyridine-imine complexes have been prepared and characterized. They show good catalytic activity in the oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl products using NaIO4 in a H2O/tert-butanol mixture.enRutheniumAreneCrystal structureAlcohol oxidationSynthesis and characterization of some new half-sandwich ruthenium(II) complexes with bidentate N,N′-ligands and their application in alcohol oxidationArticle