Octahedral ruthenium(II) complexes cis,cis-[RuX2(CNR)(CO)(P∧P)] and cis,cis,cis-[RuX2(CO)2(P∧P)] (X = Cl, Br; P∧P = 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, 1,1′-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ferrocene): Synthesis and catalytic applications in trans

The catalytic activity of octahedral ruthenium(II) compounds [RuX2(L)(CO)(P∧P)] (L = CNR, CO) in transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone by propan-2-ol, as well as in the cycloisomerization of (Z)-3-methylpent-2-en-4-yn-1-ol into 2,3-dimethylfuran, has been studied.