Catalytic Activity of bis-Phosphine Ruthenium(II)-Arene Compounds

Authors

  • Adrian B. Chaplin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2008.217

Keywords:

Arene ligands, Hydrogenation catalysis, Mechanism, Phosphine ligands, Ruthenium

Abstract

This overview presents recent work on the coordination chemistry and catalytic activity of bis-phosphine ruthenium(II)-arene complexes, [RuCl(PPh3)(PR3)(?6-arene)]+, carried out in the Laboratory of Organometallic and Medicinal Chemistry at the EPFL.

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Published

2008-04-30