Selected resultsfor the Ru–NHC (1–3)b catalyzed one pot tandem β-alkylation reaction of various secondary alcohols^a.

S. No.	2° Alcohol	1° Alcohol	Product	Ru–NHC (1b)	Ru–NHC (2b)	Ru–NHC (3b)
				Yieldb	Yieldb	Yieldb
1				70	72	68
2				53	61	63
3				49	62	66
4				64	63	61
5				66	59	63
6				64	64	62
7				60	70	67
8				67	66	63
9				71	65	69
10				57	62	51
11				68	61	65
12				67	62	65
13			No product	—	—	—
14			No product	—	—	—

^aReaction conditions: 1 : 1 : 1 ratio of 1°-alcohol : 2°-alcohol : base 1.00 mmol, 1 mol% of catalyst (1b)/(2b)/(3b), 2.0 mL of toluene at 110 °C for 3 hours.

^bIsolated yields (%).