Origin of the minor enantiomeric product in a noyori asymmetric hydrogenation: Evidence for pathways different to the major mechanism

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 44, 2005, Pages 7287-7290

  Ishibashi, Yoshitaka ^a   Bessho, Yuhki ^a   Yoshimura, Masahiro ^a   Tsukamoto, Masaki ^a   Kitamura, Masato ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enantioselectivity; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydrogenation; Isotopic labeling; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION; ISOTOPES; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES;

ARRHENIUS EQUATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; ISOTOPIC LABELING;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 27844574833     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200502463     Document Type: Article

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