The invention discloses a novel bidentate
phosphorus-N-heterocyclic
carbine p-cymene type
ruthenium complex catalyst as well as a preparation method and synthetic application thereof. The catalyst isprepared by the following steps: adding
silver oxide and a corresponding bidentate
phosphorus-aza-
imidazole chloride salt ligand into a
dichloromethane solution, and performing a reaction for 12-24 hunder the
nitrogen protection conditions of avoiding light at
room temperature; adding [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2 with an
equivalent weight of 0.5 times of that of the ligand under
nitrogen protection, and performing a reaction for 12-24 h at
room temperature; and after the reaction is finished, performing
filtration, and performing recrystallization or performing separation by using
dichloromethane-
methanol through a
silica gel column, so as to obtain the bidentate-
phosphorus-N-heterocyclic
carbine p-cymene type
ruthenium complex catalyst. The catalyst provided by the invention can catalyze a ''
hydrogen borrowing
coupling'' reaction of an
alcohol and an aromatic primary amine under basic conditions to obtain a series of valuable N-
alkyl compounds; the bidentate phosphorus-N-heterocyclic
carbine p-cymene type
ruthenium complex catalyst provided by the invention has simple synthetic raw materials, operation steps are easy to implement, and the stability is good; and the ruthenium complex catalyst has the advantages of a wide range of reaction substrates, mild conditions, high efficiency and practicality, and has important application value.