Enantioselective hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation of bulky ketones catalysed by a ruthenium complex of a chiral tridentate ligand

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1227-1232

  Díaz Valenzuela, M Belén ^a   Phillips, Scott D ^a   France, Marcia B ^b   Gunn, Mary E ^a   Clarke, Matthew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Heterocyclic ketones; Hydrogen transfer; Hydrogenation; N,P ligands

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN; KETONES; LIGANDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYST SYSTEMS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; HETEROCYCLIC KETONES; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; N,P LIGANDS; NEW CLASS; PRIMARY AMINES; RU(II) COMPLEXES; RUTHENIUM (IV) COMPLEXES; TRANSFER HYDROGENATIONS;

HYDROGENATION;

EID: 58449131526     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801929     Document Type: Article

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