A concise synthesis of new oxy-tethered ruthenium complexes effective for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones is described. The oxy-tether was constructed via a defluorinative etherification arising from an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution of a perfluorinated phenylsulfonyl substituent. The obtained tethered complexes exhibited desirable catalytic activity and selectivity, especially in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of functionalized aromatic ketones. The robustness and rigidity of the tether contribute to their superior catalytic performance relative to the nontethered prototype complex.

A bifunctional tethered iridium catalyst containing a 1,2-diphenylethylenediamine framework was synthesised for the first time. The ethereal tether chain was easily constructed via the intramolecular oxydefluorination of a perfluorophenylsulfonyl substituent...

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