Gurbuz, NevinYasar, SedatOzcan, Emine OezgeOzdemir, IsmailCetinkaya, Bekir2024-08-042024-08-0420101434-19481099-0682https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201000181https://hdl.handle.net/11616/95070A series of benzimidazolium ligand precursors were metalated with [RuCl2(p-cymene)](2) to give ruthenium(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes. All compounds were fully characterized by elemental analyses, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, and IR spectroscopy. The new benzimidazol-2-ylidene complexes have been found to be effective catalysis for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones by using 2-propanol as the hydrogen source in the presence of KOH.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessNitrogen heterocyclesCarbene ligandsRutheniumHydrogenationKetonesArticle193051305610.1002/ejic.2010001812-s2.0-77954057705Q2WOS:000280211800021Q2