Ruthenium and osmium complexes containing 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine (Ampy)-based ligands in catalysis

This account focuses on the application in catalysis of ruthenium and osmium complexes containing 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine (Ampy)-based ligands. The combination of these aminoalkylpyridine ligands with appropriate phosphines affords ruthenium and osmium systems displaying unprecedented high catalytic activity and productivity in a variety of organic transformations such as hydrogenation by hydrogen transfer and dihydrogen, dehydrogenation, racemization, and alkylation