An amide-derived N, N, N-Ru( ii) complex catalyzes the conversion of EtOH to 1-BuOH with high activity.
An amide-derived N, N, N-Ru( ii) complex catalyzes the conversion of EtOH to 1-BuOH with high activity. Conversion to alcohol upgraded products exceeds 250 turnovers per hour (>50% conversion) with 0.1 mol% catalyst loading. In addition to high activity for ethanol upgrading, catalytic reactions can be set up under ambient conditions with no loss in activity.