Ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes bearing quinoline-based NNO tridentate ligands as catalyst for one-pot conversion of aldehydes to amides and o-allylation of phenols

Ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes containing quinoline based NNO tridentate ligands were synthesized and characterized. They have been assigned an octahedral structure. The new complexes were found to be efficient catalyst for aldehydes to amides and o-allylation of phenols.