Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Arun, Vasudevan; Sreedevi, N; Robinson, P P; Manju, Sebastian(Elsevier,Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 304 (2009) 191–198, February 7, 2009)
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Two new complexes, [MII(L)(Cl)(H2O)2]·H2O (where M=Ni or Ru and L = heterocyclic Schiff base, 3-
hydroxyquinoxaline-2-carboxalidene-4-aminoantipyrine), have been synthesized and characterized by
elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, FAB-MASS, TG–DTA, AAS, cyclic
voltammetry, conductance and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The complexes have a distorted
octahedral structure andwere found to be effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of benzene. The influence
of several reaction parameters such as reaction time, temperature, hydrogen pressure, concentration
of the catalyst and concentration of benzenewas tested. A turnover frequency of 5372 h−1 has been found
in the case of ruthenium complex for the reduction of benzene at 80 ◦C with 3.64×10−6 mol catalyst,
0.34 mol benzene and at a hydrogen pressure of 50 bar. In the case of the nickel complex, a turnover
frequency of 1718 h−1 has been found for the same reaction with 3.95×10−6 mol catalyst under similar
experimental conditions. The nickel complex shows more selectivity for the formation of cyclohexene
while the ruthenium complex is more selective for the formation of cyclohexane
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Pearly Sebastian, Chittilappilly; Sridevi, N(Elsevier,Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 286 (2008) 92–97, February 5, 2008)
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Zeolite Y-encapsulated ruthenium(III) complexes of Schiff bases derived from 3-hydroxyquinoxaline-2-carboxaldehyde and 1,2-
phenylenediamine, 2-aminophenol, or 2-aminobenzimidazole (RuYqpd, RuYqap and RuYqab, respectively) and the Schiff bases derived from
salicylaldehyde and 1,2-phenylenediamine, 2-aminophenol, or 2-aminobenzimidazole (RuYsalpd, RuYsalap and RuYsalab, respectively) have
been prepared and characterized. These complexes, except RuYqpd, catalyze catechol oxidation by H2O2 selectively to 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene.
RuYqpd is inactive. A comparative study of the initial rates and percentage conversion of the reaction was done in all cases. Turn over frequency
of the catalysts was also calculated. The catalytic activity of the complexes is in the order RuYqap > RuYqab for quinoxaline-based complexes and
RuYsalap > RuYsalpd > RuYsalab for salicylidene-based complexes. The reaction is believed to proceed through the formation of a Ru(V) species.