Özet:
In this article, the directN-alkylation reactions of amines with alcohol derivatives using the borrowing hydrogen methodology have been investigated. For this purpose, a new series of half-sandwich ruthenium(ii) complexes bearing N-coordinated benzimidazole complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized by FT-IR,1H NMR and13C NMR spectroscopies. Additionally, the structures of the complexes2a-2ehave been characterized by X-ray crystallography. All new complexes were investigated for their catalytic activities in the alkylation reaction of amines with alcohol derivatives. It was found that alkylation reactions in a solvent-free medium are efficient and selective. © The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 2021.