Formation and Structure of an (Iminium ion)ruthenium Complex and Reaction of the Iminium Ion Moiety with Alcohols Sohei Fukui Noriyuki Suzuki Tohru Wada Koji Tanaka Hirotaka Nagao 10.1021/om100161r.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Formation_and_Structure_of_an_Iminium_ion_ruthenium_Complex_and_Reaction_of_the_Iminium_Ion_Moiety_with_Alcohols/2778004 The (iminium ion)ruthenium(II) complex <i>mer</i>(<i>Cl</i>,<i>Cl</i>,<i>Cl</i>)-[RuCl<sub>3</sub>{η<sup>2</sup>-NCHCH<sub>2</sub>py(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>py)C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>}] was synthesized via a C−H activation of the bridging ethyl group of an ethylbis(2-pyridylethyl)amine ligand and characterized by X-ray structural analysis. Oxidations of alcohols by the (iminium ion)ruthenium(II) complex occurred with generation of <i>mer</i>-[Ru<sup>III</sup>Cl<sub>3</sub>(ebpea)]. 2010-04-12 00:00:00 ethyl group Iminium Ion Moiety mer iminium ion