Ruthenium–Benzylidenes and Ruthenium–Indenylidenes as Efficient Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Aliphatic Nitriles into Primary Amines

Emphatic aliphatics: The catalytic reduction of alkyl nitriles into primary amines with ruthenium–benzylidene and ruthenium–indenylidene catalysts allowed the efficient hydrogenation of aliphatic nitrile esters that were derived from plant oils.