ChemInform Abstract: A Highly Efficient Catalyst for Selective Oxidative Scission of Olefins to Aldehydes: Abnormal‐NHC—Ru(II) Complex in Oxidation Chemistry.

Abstract A novel annulated imidazo[1,2‐a][1,8]naphthyridine‐based NHC Ru‐complex is synthesized and successfully applied as catalyst in the oxidative cleavage of structurally diverse C=C bonds to yield aldehydes.