Coordinated Ammonia and Amines

Recent studies have shown that coordinated ammonia and amine ligands under basic conditions may effect nucleophilic attack at carbonyl centres in organic compounds, " These reactions occur due to formation of deprotonated amido species which can act as nucleophiles. For example, reaction of cobalt(III) and platinum(IV)ammines with ketones gives the corresponding Co and Pt imine complexes. A similar reaction between [Ru(NH3)6] and diones produces the corresponding Ru diimine (108). It has also been found that nitrilepentaammineruthenium(II)... 

Recent studies have shown that coordinated ammonia and amine ligands under basic conditions... 

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