Asymmetric hydrogenation of α-chloro aromatic ketones catalyzed by η6-arene/TsDPEN-ruthenium(II) complexes

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-257

  Ohkuma, Takeshi ^a   Tsutsumi, Kunihiko ^b   Utsumi, Noriyuki ^b   Arai, Noriyoshi ^a   Noyori, Ryoji ^c   Murata, Kunihiko ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANTO CHEMICAL CO INC   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; KETONE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGENATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; HYDROGENATION; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33846628216     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol062661s     Document Type: Article

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