An efficient catalyst system for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones: Remarkably broad substrate scope

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1044-1045

  Reetz, Manfred T ^a   Li, Xiaoguang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETONE; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; LIGAND BINDING; METHODOLOGY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 31944431826     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja057357t     Document Type: Article

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