New Chiral Ruthenium(II) Catalysts Containing 2,6-Bis(4′ -(R)-phenyloxazolin-2′-yl)pyridine (Ph-pybox) Ligands for Highly Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 425-432

  Cuervo, Darío ^a   Gamasa, M Pilar ^a   Gimeno, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Hydrogen transfer; Ketones; N ligands; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; HYDROGENATION; METHANOL; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCES; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

RUTHENIUM;

2,6 BIS(4' PHENYLOXAZOLIN 2' YL)PYRIDINE; 3 BROMOACETOPHENONE; ACETOPHENONE; AROMATIC KETONE; KETONE; LIGAND; METHANOL; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHITE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM CHLORIDE; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0842346956     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200305170     Document Type: Article

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