Karabuga, SemistanBars, SongulKarakaya, IdrisGumus, Selcuk2025-05-102025-05-1020150040-40391873-358110.1016/j.tetlet.2014.11.0272-s2.0-84918582537https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.11.027https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/15498Karabuga, Semistan/0000-0001-9753-206X; Karakaya, Idris/0000-0001-6143-8864; Karakaya, Idris/0000-0002-3590-7206; Gumus, Selcuk/0000-0002-8628-8943(4-Phenylquinazolin-2-yl)methanamine was synthesized in high yield by starting from naturally and commercially available glycine in a few steps. The ligand was reacted with RuCl2(PPh3)(3) and RuCl2(PPh3) dppb to obtain N-heterocyclic ruthenium(II) complexes. We have examined these catalysts in transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives and excellent conversions of up to 99% and high TOF values of up to 118,800 h(-1) using 0.1 mol % of catalyst were achieved. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessRutheniumQuinazolineTransfer HydrogenationKetoneSecondary AlcoholsArticle561Q3Q3101104WOS:000348259800016