Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of racemic aldehydes via dynamic kinetic resolution: Efficient synthesis of optically active primary alcohols

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1868-1869

  Xie, Jian Hua ^a   Zhou, Zhang Tao ^a   Kong, Wei Ling ^a   Zhou, Qi Lin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICS; RACEMIC MIXTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33847307475     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0680109     Document Type: Article

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