| abstract |
A complex useful as a catalyst for organic chemical synthesis including hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of an unsaturated compound or dehydrogenation of a substrate, and a process for producing various chemical substances using the complex catalyst. A complex such as Ru or Os having a compound of the formula I as a ligand. (L is phosphine or the like; Y is each independently a C, N or S atom; R3 to R5 are each independently, H, or a C1-C8 linear alkyl or the like; X is each independently H, C1-C8 linear alkyl, etc .; n and m are each independently 1 or 2; k is 1 or 2; z is 0 or 1.) [Selection diagram] None |