Diastereoselective homogeneous hydrogenations without direction by substituents

Abstract

The Rh complex catalysed hydrogenation of an α-(hydroxyalkyl)- N-methoxyacrylamide and the Ru complex catalysed hydrogenation of an α-(fluoroalkyl)acrylate both proceed with ≥90% selectivity to give the syn-isomer.

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