Mechanism of asymmetric hydrogenation of acetophenone catalyzed by chiral η6-arene-N-tosylethylenediamine-ruthenium(II) complexes

Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 102-110

  Sandoval, Christian A ^b   Ohkuma, Takeshi ^c   Utsumi, Noriyuki ^d   Tsutsumi, Kunihiko ^d   Murata, Kunihiko ^d   Noyori, Ryoji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KANTO CHEMICAL CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydrogenation; Reaction mechanisms; Ruthenium; Transfer hydrogenation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748655210     PISSN: 18614728     EISSN: 1861471X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asia.200600098     Document Type: Article

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