Dinuclear p-Cymene Ruthenium Hydrido Complexes as Active Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone with Formic Acid as the Hydrogen Source

The utilisation of mono- and bidentate p-cymene Ru(II)-NHC complexes as pre-catalysts, along with formic acid as the hydrogen source, facilitates the formation of active diruthenium intermediates featuring bridging chlorido and/or...