A catalyst for efficient and highly enantioselective hydrogenation of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones

Burk, Hems, Herzberg, Malan, Zanotti-Gerosa

Index: Org. Lett. 2 , 4173, (2000)

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Abstract

PhanePhos-ruthenium-diamine complexes catalyze the asymmetric hydrogenation of a wide range of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and alpha, beta-unsaturated ketones with high activity and excellent enantioselectivity.