Practical synthesis of optically active alcohols via asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones using chiral Rh(III)-monosulfonamide ligand complex in aqueous media

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-84

  Cortez, Norma A ^a   Aguirre, Gerardo ^a   Parra Hake, Miguel ^a   Somanathan, Ratnasamy ^a   Arita, Amy J ^b   Cooksy, Andrew L ^a,b   De Parrodi, Cecilia Anaya ^c   Huelgas, Gabriela ^c  

^a TIJUANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mexico)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation; monosulfonamide ligands; Rh Cp * Ru arene complexes

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; BENZENE; FORMIC ACID; KETONE; LIGAND; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFONAMIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGENATION;

EID: 78650319007     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903531821     Document Type: Article

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