Author: Vishal Jaiswal

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Structure-Activity Relationships in Ru(II)-Protic-NHC Complexes: β- vs γ-Substituent Effects on Formic Acid Dehydrogenation Performance” published in Chem. Asian J. ABSTRACT We report the synthesis and catalytic evaluation of new Ru(II)-protic-NHC complexes featuring β-NH groups with either γ-NH (Ru8) or γ-NMe (Ru9) substituents. Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Microwave-Accelerated Catalysis with Ru(II)-pNHC Complexes for Selective N-Methylation of Anilines Using Methanol as a Sustainable C1 Source” published in Mol. Cat. Abstract A sustainable and atom-economic strategy for the selective N-methylation of anilines using methanol as a benign C1 source has been explored Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Cationic Heteroleptic Ni(II) Complexes of Dithiocarbamate and Phosphine Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Proton Reduction Study” published in Dalton Trans. Abstract Three cationic heteroleptic Ni(II) dithiocarbamate complexes ([Ni(L)(L′)n]PF6, n = 1 or 2) were synthesized and characterized to explore the relationship between diphosphine chelate ring Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Syntheses, Structures, and Catalytic Investigation of Dicationic Ruthenium(II)-CNC Pincer Complexes with Multiple NHCs Donor Ligands” published in  J. Organomet. Chem. Abstract We report the reactivity of cationic Ru(II) pincer complexes [Ru(CNCMe)(CNMe)I]PF6 (1a), [Ru(CNCi-Pr)(CNMe)I]PF6 (1b) and [Ru(CNCCy)(CNMe)I]PF6 (1c) with CH3CN and PPh3 ligands and afforded dicationic Ru(II)-CNC Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Ru(II)-CNC pincer complexes with bis(protic-NHC): Comparative analysis with bis(classical-NHC) and mixed protic- & classical-NHC analogues” published in New J. Chem. Abstract This report concludes our efforts on the synthesis of a series of Ru(II)–CNC pincer complexes with stepwise replacement of classical-NHCs by Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Enhanced activity of proton-responsive protic-NHC-Ru(II) bis(pincer) complexes for electrochemical water oxidation” published in ChemCatChem Abstract A series of homoleptic ruthenium(II)-bis(pincer) complexes (Ru1-4) featuring unsymmetrical CNN pincer ligands are synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Investigation of these complexes Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled ” Metal-Ligand Cooperativity via Π-Π Interactions Supporting Outer-Sphere Hydride Transfer” published in  Chem. Eur. J. Abstract A set of phosphine-free Ru(II)-CNC pincer complexes with benzimidazolylidene-based CNC-ligands has been synthesized and characterized, which show excellent catalytic activity toward α-alkylation of ketones using primary alcohols. Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Microwave-Assisted Metal-Free C-N Coupling for The Synthesis of Common Ligand Precursors of Organometallic Complexes” published in Chemistryselect Abstract This study presents a microwave-assisted, metal-free approach for the fast and selective synthesis of pyridine-functionalized N-heterocyclic ligand precursors. Efficient synthetic methods are important in ligand Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Molecularly Designed Cathode for Copper-Benzimidazole-Induced CO2 Reduction to MeOH” published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Abstract Conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into value-added products is aimed to develop scalable technologies to promote a circular economy. While the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to carbon Read More …

Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Ru(II)-protic-NHC complex catalyzed selective N-alkylation of anilines with primary alcohols: Mechanistic insights and role of salt additives” published in ChemCatChem Transition metal complexes with protic-NHC ligands have gained considerable interest, however, their catalytic applications remain underexplored. Herein, the application of Ru complexes Read More …