Synthesis of optically pure PN based ligands and application in transfer hydrogen reaction with various ruthenium complexes

In this thesis, chiral iminophosphine compounds were synthesized by using methylbenzylamine, 1-(4-methylphenyl)ethylamine, 1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylamine) with o-diphenylphosphino benzaldehyde, respectively. The structures of all the synthesized compounds were illuminated with FT-IR, 13C, 1H and 31P NMR. The catalytic activities of compounds were tested in transfer hydrogenation reaction with Ruthenium complexes. Transfer hydrogenation were performed with acetophenone and benzophenone derivatives in basic media (NaOH, KtOBu, Et3N, K2CO3), at 82 oC temperature in 2-propanol solvent system. According to the GC analysis the reduction of substrates was high but ee is low.