Issue 13, 2004
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Accelerated asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones in water

Xiaofeng Wu,a   Xiaoguang Li,a   William Hems,b   Frank Kingb  and  Jianliang Xiao*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Liverpool Centre for Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

b Johnson Matthey Synetix, Billingham, Cleveland, UK

Abstract

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of various simple aromatic ketones by the Ru-TsDPEN catalyst was shown to be feasible in aqueous HCOONa without calling for any catalyst modification, furnishing ee's of up to 95% and significantly faster rates than in the HCOOH–NEt3 azeotrope.

Graphical abstract: Accelerated asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones in water

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B403627A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Mar 2004
Accepted
14 May 2004
First published
25 May 2004

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004,2, 1818-1821

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Accelerated asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones in water

X. Wu, X. Li, W. Hems, F. King and J. Xiao, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004, 2, 1818 DOI: 10.1039/B403627A

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