Gurbuz, NevinYasar, SedatOzcan, Emine OezgeOzdemir, IsmailCetinkaya, Bekir2019-10-272019-10-2720101434-19481434-1948https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201000181https://hdl.handle.net/11454/43673A series of benzimidazolium ligand precursors were metalated with [RuCl(2)(p-cymene)](2) to give ruthenium(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes. All compounds were fully characterized by elemental analyses, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, and IR spectroscopy. The new benzimidazol-2-ylidene complexes have been found to be effective catalysis for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones by using 2-propanol as the hydrogen source in the presence of KOH.en10.1002/ejic.201000181info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessNitrogen heterocyclesCarbene ligandsRutheniumHydrogenationKetonesArticle1930513056WOS:000280211800021Q2Q2