Imino Reductions by Transfer Hydrogenation

Modern Reduction Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 271-296

  Wills, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric reduction of CN bonds; Background; Catalysts; History; Imino reductions; Mechanisms; Mechanisms of CN bond reduction; Reduction methods; Results; Specific synthetic applications; Transfer hydrogenation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891013428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527622115.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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