Martin Lutz

TL;DR: In this paper, the structure of the [Ru(PCP)(tpy)]Cl complexes was determined by X-ray crystallography and the spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of these complexes were compared with those obtained for [Ru{C 6 H 3 (CH 2 NMe 2 ) 2 -2,6}(tpy](Cl) (3) containing the monoanionic bisaminoaryl ligand (NCN).

TL;DR: The reaction of Ru(CHPh)Cl 2 (PCy 3 ) 2 ( 1 ) with two equivalents of CF 3 CO 2 Ag gives Ru 2 ( CHPh) 2 (CF 3 CO2 ) 2(μ-CF 3 Co 2 ) 2PCy3 ) 2μ-H 2 O) ( 2 ) in high yield.

TL;DR: A series of iridium-based complexes evaluated in Ce(IV)-driven water oxidation catalysis found that some bidentate ligands result in relatively slow catalysis, and the first-order in iridium supports the presence of mononuclear active species; however, other bidentates form the more active dinuclear species.

TL;DR: The neutral and cationic cis-methyl-palladium(NHC) complexes are not prone to reductive elimination, which is normally a major degenerative pathway for this type of complex, and under carbon monoxide atmosphere rapid reductive Elimination of the acyl-imidazolium salt was observed.

TL;DR: The Pd-catalyzed telomerization of 1,3-dienes is an important atom-efficient transformation, which effectively adds nucleophiles over two C C coupled dienes in a 1,6- or 3, 6-fashion and provides an economically attractive route for the production of C8 bulk chemicals.