@article {42730,
	title = {Hydrophosphonylation of activated alkenes and alkynes via fluoride ion activation in ionic liquid medium},
	journal = {Tetrahedron},
	volume = {65},
	year = {2009},
	month = {JUL},
	pages = {7603{\textendash}7610},
	abstract = {<p>A simple transition metal-free hydro/hydrothiophosphonylation of Baylis{\textendash}Hillman adducts, substituted allyl bromides, allenylphosphonates and alkynes, promoted by fluoride ion in ionic liquid, is described. Clear-cut evidence for fluoride activation of the phosphite via pentacoordinate phosphorus is provided for the first time. Also, in a comparative reaction, the product obtained was different from that from the palladium catalyzed one. Structures of key products are proven by X-ray crystallography.</p>},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tet.2009.06.096},
	author = {Balaraman, Ekambaram and Srinivas, Venu and Swamy, K. C. Kumara}
}
@article {CSIR,
	title = {Hydrogenation of polar bonds catalysed by ruthenium-pincer complexes},
	journal = {Ruthenium in Catalysis},
	volume = {48},
	number = {5},
	year = {2014},
	note = {3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), New Delhi, INDIA, SEP 24-27, 2014},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {19-43},
	publisher = {IEEE Commun Soc; IEEE Syst Man \& Cybernet Soc; Galgotias Coll Engn \& Technol; Hochschule Offenburg Univ Appl Sci; Int Neural Network Soc; India Chapter \& Res Publishing Serv; Madhyam; WizIQ; ICACCI; IEEE},
	address = {HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, D-14197 BERLIN, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>Catalytic hydrogenation of polar bonds using molecular hydrogen is an important, atom-economical synthetic reaction. Classical reduction methods of polar bond often require reactive metal-hydride reagents in stoichiometric amount and produce copious waste. Hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds in particular provides {\textquoteleft}green{\textquoteright} approaches to synthetically important building blocks, such as alcohols and amines. We have designed and synthesized several ruthenium-based pincer catalysts for unprecedented hydrogenation reactions including: (1) amides to alcohols and amines, (2) biomass-derived di-esters to 1,2-diols and (3) CO2 and CO derivatives to methanol. These atom-economical reactions operate under neutral, homogeneous conditions, at mild temperatures, mild hydrogen pressures, and can operate in absence of solvent with no generation of waste. The postulated mechanisms involve metal-ligand cooperation (MLC) by aromatization-dearomatization of the heteroaromatic pincer core.</p>},
	keywords = {Amides, Carbon dioxide, Esters, Hydrogen, Hydrogenation, Metal-ligand cooperation, Pincer complexes, ruthenium},
	isbn = {978-3-319-08482-4; 978-3-319-08481-7},
	issn = {1436-6002},
	doi = {10.1007/3418_2014_77},
	author = {Balaraman, Ekambaram and Milstein, David},
	editor = {Bruneau, C. and Dixneuf, P. H.}
}
