Ruthenium phosphine complexes are widely used for homogeneous catalytic reactions such as hydrogenations. The synthesis of a series of novel tridentate ruthenium complexes bearing the N-triphos ligand N(CH2PPh2)3 is reported. Additionally, the stoichiometric reaction of a dihydride Ru–N-triphos complex with levulinic acid is described.
Phanopoulos, A., Long, N., Miller, P. The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes. J. Vis. Exp. (98), e52689, doi:10.3791/52689 (2015).