A heterobimetallic Ru(II)-Rh(I) complex has been identified as a potent catalyst precursor for the Oppenauer-type oxidation of alcohols. With 0.1-0.5 mol% of this complex and K2CO3 as the co-catalyst, it is possible to oxidize secondary and primary alcohol ...
The trinuclear Ru complexes [RuCl2(PAd2Bu)]3 (1) and [RuCl2(PtBu2Cy)]3 (2) were obtained by reaction of [(p-cymene)RuCl2]2 with 2 equiv of the resp. sterically demanding phosphine. Crystallog. analyses of 1 and 2 show that the three metal fragments are con ...
