@article { ISI:000347717000009,
	title = {Direct synthesis of secondary amines from alcohols and ammonia catalyzed by a ruthenium pincer complex},
	journal = {Catalysis Letters},
	volume = {145},
	number = {1},
	year = {2015},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {139-144},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Efficient and selective direct synthesis of secondary amines from primary alcohols and ammonia with liberation of water has been achieved, with high turnover numbers and with no generation of waste. In case of benzylic alcohols, imines rather than amines are obtained. This atom economical, environmentally benign reaction is homogenously catalyzed by a well-defined bipyridine based Ru(II)-PNN pincer complex.</p>},
	keywords = {Alcohol, Ammonia, Homogenous catalysis, Ru-pincer complex, Secondary amine},
	issn = {1011-372X},
	doi = {10.1007/s10562-014-1422-2},
	author = {Balaraman, Ekambaram and Srimani, Dipankar and Diskin-Posner, Yael and Milstein, David}
}
@article {46993,
	title = {Manganese-catalyzed alpha-olefination of nitriles with secondary alcohols},
	journal = {ACS Catalysis},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2020},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {947-954},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>An expedient catalytic approach for alpha-olefination of nitriles using secondary alcohols with the liberation of molecular hydrogen and water as the only byproducts is reported. This reaction is catalyzed by a molecularly defined manganese(I) pincer complex and operates in the absence of any hydrogen acceptors. A broad range of substrates including cyclic, acyclic, and benzylic alcohols, as well as various nitrile derivatives, such as arylmethyl and heteroarylmethyl nitriles, are employed in the reaction to provide a diverse range of alpha-vinyl nitriles in good to excellent yields. Mechanistic studies showed that the reaction proceeds via dehydrogenative pathway and the activation of alpha(C-H) bond of the alcohol is the rate-determining step.</p>
},
	keywords = {acceptorless dehydrogenation, Alcohol, alpha-olefination, Hydrogen, manganese},
	issn = {2155-5435},
	doi = {10.1021/acscatal.9b02811},
	author = {Yadav, Vinita and Landge, Vinod G. and Subaramanian, Murugan and Balaraman, Ekambaram}
}
@article {47704,
	title = {Phosphine-free manganese(II)-catalyst enables acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with indoles},
	journal = {Advanced Synthesis \& Catalysis},
	volume = {363},
	year = {2021},
	month = {SEP },
	pages = {4430-4439},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Herein, an air-stable, molecularly defined NNN-Mn(II) pincer complex catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with indoles is reported. A wide variety of symmetrical and unsymmetrical bis(indolyl)methane derivatives as well as some structurally important products such as Vibrindole A, Turbomycin B alkaloid, Antileukemic, and Anticancer agents were synthesized. Mechanistic studies illustrate the importance of the NH moiety in the complex and the crucial role of metal-ligand cooperation during catalysis.},
	keywords = {acceptorless dehydrogenation, Alcohol, Indole, manganese, phosphine-free},
	issn = {1615-4150},
	doi = {10.1002/adsc.202100621},
	author = {Yadav, Vinita and Balaraman, Ekambaram and Mhaske, Santosh B.}
}
