Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones: Tactics to achieve high reactivity, enantioselectivity, and wide scope

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-219

  Ohkuma, Takeshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric hydrogenation; Chiral alcohols; Enantioselectivity; Ir catalysts; Ketones; Ru catalysts

Indexed keywords

AMINE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; RUTHENIUM (1S,2S) N (P TOLUENESULFONYL) 1,2 DIPHENYLETHYLENEDIAMINE; RUTHENIUM-(1S,2S)-N-(P-TOLUENESULFONYL)-1,2-DIPHENYLETHYLENEDIAMINE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGENATION; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMINES; CATALYSIS; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; HYDROGENATION; KETONES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77955105311     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.86.202     Document Type: Review

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