- Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by a ruthenium(II)-indan-ambox complex.
Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by a ruthenium(II)-indan-ambox complex.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2010-04-22)
Wei Li, Guohua Hou, Chunjiang Wang, Yutong Jiang, Xumu Zhang
PMID20407691
ABSTRACT
(S,R)-Indan-ambox ligand and its ruthenium(II) complex have been prepared and successfully applied to asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral simple ketones. A wide range of unfunctionalized ketones are reduced by Ru(II)-indan-ambox catalyst with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee).