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

Abstract

Graphical 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.