@article {42701,
	title = {Formation of tertiary amides and H2 by dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols with secondary amines catalyzed by ruthenium bipyridine-based pincer complexes},
	journal = {Advanced Synthesis \& Catalysis},
	volume = {355},
	year = {2013},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {2525{\textendash}2530},
	abstract = {<p>Dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols with secondary amines to form tertiary amides and dihydrogen (H2) is efficiently catalyzed by bipyridyl-based ruthenium pincer complexes (0.2{\textendash}1 mol\%) under neutral conditions (in case of the dearomatized complexes), or with added catalytic amount of base. The reaction is sensitive to steric hindrance; in the case of amidation of bulky secondary amines a less sterically hindered complex is more efficient. Selective acylation of primary amines in the presence of secondary amines was also demonstrated.</p>},
	doi = {10.1002/adsc.201300620},
	author = {Srimani, Dipankar and Balaraman, Ekambaram and Hu, Peng and Ben-David, Yehoshoa and Milstein, David}
}
