Keywords: Transfer hydrogenation / Sulfonamides / Ruthenium / N ligands benzenesulfonamides 1-6 were successfully synthesized by the reaction of 8-aminoquinoline and various benzenesulfonyl chlorides. Then, half-sandwich ruthenium complexes 7-12 were prepared from the reactions of 1-6 with [RuCl 2 (p-cymene)] 2 . The synthesized compounds were characterized by NMR and FTIR spectroscopy and elemental analysis, and compounds 8 and 9 were further ana-
[a]3224 lyzed by X-ray diffraction. The complexes were screened for their efficiency as catalysts in the transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives to phenylethanols in the presence of KOH with 2-propanol (as hydrogen source) at 82°C, and they all showed good activity. Complexes 10 and 12 were the most active (turnover frequency values: 703 and 734 h -1 , respectively). same time, half-sandwich ruthenium(II) complexes containing thioamides, 2-(diphenylphosphanyl)aniline, ferrocenyl tosylamine-phosphane and pyridine-based chelating diamine ligands were also studied for the catalytic TH of ketones. [34][35][36][37] Also, remarkable studies have been carried out in the TH of acetophenone derivatives. [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] Herein, a series of half-sandwich Ru II complexes containing sulfonamide ligands were synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. The synthesized complexes were used as catalysts for the TH of acetophenone derivatives.
Results and Discussion
SynthesesThe synthesis and reaction routes to the ligands and to their corresponding Ru II complexes are presented in Fig-Figure 1. Synthesis of the ligands together with their NMR numbering scheme. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 3224-3232 Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 3224-3232 {[N-Quinoline-8-yl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonamido](p-cymene)chlororuthenium(II)} (12): Yield 83 %, dark red microcrystals, m.p. 245-247°C. 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ = 0.94 and 1.09 (d and d,