start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=164 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=552 end-page=555 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2011 dt-pub=20110430 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=2-Diphenylphosphanyl-4-pyridyl(dimethyl) amine as an effective ligand for the ruthenium(II) complex catalyzed homogeneous hydration of nitriles under neutral conditions en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=New homogeneous catalyst comprised of [Ru(methallyl)(2)(cod)] (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) (1) and 2-diphenylphosphanyl-4-pyridyl(dimethyl) amine (2) is shown to efficiently catalyze the hydration of various nitriles under neutral conditions. The hydration proceeds in the presence of 0.5 mol% of the ruthenium catalyst at 80 degrees C in 1,2-dimethoxyethane solution and the corresponding amide is obtained within few hours without the formation of by products. Comparison of some phosphine ligands for the hydration reveals that the dimethylamino moiety of 2 improves the catalytic performance dramatically. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MuranakaMakoto en-aut-sei=Muranaka en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HyodoIsao en-aut-sei=Hyodo en-aut-mei=Isao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkumuraWataru en-aut-sei=Okumura en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshikiToshiyuki en-aut-sei=Oshiki en-aut-mei=Toshiyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University en-keyword=Hydration kn-keyword=Hydration en-keyword=Nitrile kn-keyword=Nitrile en-keyword=Amides kn-keyword=Amides en-keyword=Homogeneous catalysis kn-keyword=Homogeneous catalysis en-keyword=Ruthenium kn-keyword=Ruthenium en-keyword=Phosphine kn-keyword=Phosphine END