Position-selective intramolecular aromatic C-H bond activation of 1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene (tzNHC) ligands in (p-cymene)ruthenium(II) complexes

A series of 1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene (tzNHC) complexes of a (p-cymene) ruthenium system was synthesized. The reactivity of the N-bonded and C-bonded aryl groups in the tzNHC ligand was found to be significantly different with respect to intramolecular aromatic C-H bond activation.