[Ru((R)-2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1-binaphthyl)(H)-(MeCN)(THF)(2)](BF4), a catalyst system for hydrosilylation of ketones and for isomerization, intramolecular hydrosilylation, and hydrogenation of olefins

(R)-2,2'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl ((R)-BINAP) reacted with cis-[Ru(MeCN)(2)(COD)(eta(3)-C3H5)](BF4) (COD=cucloocta-1,5-diene) to generate two isomers of [Ru(MeCN)((R)-BINAP)((1-3-eta):(5,6-eta)-C8H11)]-(BF4) (1) that reacted with an excess of dihydrogen gas (pressure H-2 similar to 1 atm, ambient temperature) in THF and methylene chloride (similar to 5:1) to generate [Ru((R)-BINAP)-(H)(MeCN)(THF)(2)](BF4) (2). Reactions effected using 2 mol % 2 as catalyst include hydrogenation of (Z)-methyl alpha-acetamidocinnamate, hydrosilylation of ethyl acetoacetate by chlorodimethylsilane, tandem, stereoselective isomerization of (rac)-3-buten-2-ol via a partial kinetic resolution (ee of 3-buten-20-ol 42% S at 50% conversion) to initially generate (Z)-2-ol, followed by isomerization of the enol to 2-butanone, and competing isomerization and intramolecular hydrosilylation of dimethyl-(2-propen-1-oxy)silane.