## Abstract The reduction is accomplished by using Noyori′s Ru(cymene)‐TsDPEN catalyst.
Asymmetric Reduction of 2-Chloro-3-oxo Esters by Transfer Hydrogenation
✍ Scribed by Jinjin Bai; Shifeng Miao; Yun Wu; Yawen Zhang
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 99 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7660
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Asymmetric reduction of 2‐chloro‐3‐oxo esters was achieved by catalytic transfer hydrogenation using RuCl~2~(p‐cymene)‐TsDPEN as the chiral catalyst and HCOOH‐Et~3~N as the hydrogen source. Moderate to good yields (up to 85%) and good enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee) were obtained.
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