Demir, SerpilOzdemir, IsmailSahin, OnurCetinkaya, BekirBuyukgungor, Orhan2024-08-042024-08-0420100936-52141437-2096https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1219187https://hdl.handle.net/11616/94973The reaction of [RuCl2(p-cymene)](2) with 1,3-dialkyl-benzimidazolium salts 1a-d in the presence of a small excess of cesium carbonate yields chelated eta(6)-arene, eta(1)-carbene ruthenium complexes 2a-d. All compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy and the molecular structures of two of the complexes were determined by X-ray crystallography. The catalytic activity of RuCl2(eta(6)-arene, eta(1)-benzimidazolinylidene) complexes was evaluated in the direct arylation of 2-phenylpyridine with bromobenzene derivatives.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessrutheniumbenzimidazolinylidene complexesN-heterocyclic carbeneC-H bond activationarylationArticle349650010.1055/s-0029-12191872-s2.0-76349116502Q2WOS:000274233900033Q2