Backbone-functionalised ruthenium diphosphine complexes for catalytic upgrading of ethanol and methanol to iso-butanol

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4DT00561A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Folasade J. Sama, Rachel A. Doyle, Benson M. Kariuki, Natalie E. Pridmore, Hazel A. Sparkes, Richard L. Wingad, Duncan F. WassMichael addition of a variety of amines to ruthenium-coordinated 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethylene produces new backbone-functionalised ligands and catalysts that are highly effective for the Guerbet coupling of ethanol/methanol to isobutanol.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry