| abstract |
The present disclosure includes catiomc complexes of iron, ruthenium, and osmium, and their use as catalysts in organic synthesis transformations including the hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds. The complexes are represented by the following formulae I, II, III, IV, and V, wherein M is Fe, Ru or Os, P is a monodentate ligand with a phosphorus donor atom, P2 is a bidentate neutral ligand with two phosphorus donor atoms, N2 is a bidentate neutral ligand with two nitrogen donor atoms, PN is a bidentate neutral ligand with phosphorus and nitrogen donor atoms, PNNP is a tetradentate neutral ligand bonded to M via two phosphorus and two nitrogen atoms, X is any anionic ligand, LB is any neutral Lewis base, Y is any non-coordmatmg anion, n is 0, 1, or 2, m is 1 or 2, q is 0 or 1, r is 1 or2and q + r = 2. |