New and efficient catalysts for enantioselective borohydride reduction of ketones and imines

Catalysis Surveys from Japan

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-57

  Nagata, Takushi ^a   Sugi, Kiyoaki D ^a   Yorozu, Kiyotaka ^a   Yamada, Tohru ^b   Mukaiyama, Teruaki ^c  

^a MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic imine; Aromatic ketone; Borohydride; Cobalt; Enantioselective reduction; Primary amine; Secondary alcohol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006577149     PISSN: 13846574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019005803704     Document Type: Article

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