Ozdemir, IsmailDemir, SerpilGurbuz, NevinCetinkaya, BekirToupet, LoicBruneau, ChristianDixneuf, Pierre H.2019-10-272019-10-2720091434-19481099-06821434-19481099-0682https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200801189https://hdl.handle.net/11454/43190The reaction of RuCl2(PPh3)(3) with tBuOK-deprotonated ortho-xylyl-bis(N-imidazolinium) salts 1a-d yields RuCl2(PPh3)[bis(imidazolidin-2-ylidene)] complexes (2a-d). Under similar conditions, [RuCl2(p-cymene)](2) leads to the ruthenium complex 3 containing a tridentate eta(6)-arene-dicarbene ligand. All synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and NMR spectroscopy, and the molecular structures of 2a, 2b and 3 were determined by X-ray crystallography. The catalytic activity of RuCl2(PPh3)[bis(imidazolidin-2-ylidene)] complexes 2a-b was evaluated in the direct arylation of 2-phenylpyridine with chlorobenzene derivatives. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)en10.1002/ejic.200801189info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessRutheniumCarbenesBis(imidazolinium) saltsN ligandsC-H activationArticle1319421949WOS:000266191000030Q2Q1