Ruthenacyclic carbamoyl complexes : highly efficient catalysts for organosilane hydrolysis

• Main Authors: Barik, Chandan Kr, Ganguly, Rakesh, Li, Yongxin, Leong, Weng Kee
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Science::Chemistry::Inorganic chemistry; Organosilane Hydrolysis; Ruthenacyclic Carbamoyl Complex
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136693
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The ruthenacyclic carbamoyl complexes [RuX{2-NHC(O)C5H3NR}(CO)2(NCMe)] (R = H and Me; X = Br and SC6H3-o,o-Me2) are excellent catalysts for the hydrolysis of organosilanes, particularly towards primary silanes, generating hydrogen under ambient conditions within seconds. These complexes are structural mimics of the [Fe]-hydrogenase active site and like the natural enzyme, a labile ligand at the sixth coordination site is essential to the catalytic activity.