Abstract
Ruthenium(IV) complexes are well-known in coordination and organometallic chemistry. However, their catalytic applications have been little explored. During the last years our group has demonstrated the enormous potential of the bis(allyl)-ruthenium(IV) derivatives [{RuCl(µ-Cl)(η 3 :η 3 -C10H16)}2 ] (C10H16 = 2,7-dimethylocta-2,6-diene-1,8-diyl) and [RuCl2 (η 3 :η 2 :η 3 -C12H18)] (C12H18 = dodeca-2,6,10- triene-1,12-diyl) in catalysis. An account of the advances reached in this field is presented herein.