Eastman Chemical Company
Immobilized Ruthenium-Triphos Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenolysis of Amides

Abstract:

A compound represented by the structure of formula (I): ##STR00001## The compound is useful as a ligand for ruthenium to form an organometallic complex. The complex may be immobilized on an oxidic support to form an active, heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of amides to form amines and optionally alcohols.