Synthesis and use of an asymmetric transfer hydrogenation catalyst based on iron(II) for the synthesis of enantioenriched alcohols and amines

Nature Protocols

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 241-257

  Zuo, Weiwei ^a   Morris, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMINE; ENANTIOPURE; FERROUS ION; IMINE; IRON SALT; KETONE; N (DIPHENYLPHOSPHINOYL); NITROGEN; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; RUTHENIUM; SCHIFF BASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; [AMINE(IMINE)DIPHOSPHINE]CHLOROCARBONYLIRON(II)TETRAFLUOROBORIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOENRICHMENT; ENANTIOPURITY; HYDROGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; AMINES; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84925938500     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2015.012     Document Type: Article

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