Ruthenium(II)-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones using a formic acid-triethylamine mixture

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2521-2522

  Fujii, Akio ^a   Hashiguchi, Shohei ^a   Uematsu, Nobuyuki ^a   Ikariya, Takao ^a   Noyori, Ryoji ^a,b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029879373     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja954126l     Document Type: Article

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