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Asymmetric hydrogenation of aryl ketones mediated by a copper catalyst.

Organic letters (2007-03-29)
Hideo Shimizu, Daisuke Igarashi, Wataru Kuriyama, Yukinori Yusa, Noboru Sayo, Takao Saito
ABSTRACT

[reaction: see text] A novel asymmetric hydrogenation protocol using a copper catalyst is reported. A Cu(I) complex in the presence of nonracemic BDPP hydrogenates aryl ketones with moderate to high enantioselectivity.

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(2S,4S)-2,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane, 97%