Tongyu Han, Quansheng Mou, Yuyu Lv and Mingxin Liu
Green Chem., 2024,26, 1370-1374
DOI:
10.1039/D3GC04014C,
Communication
In light of overcoming the sustainability challenge in reduction processes by using a ‘greener’ yet less reactive reductant, a cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric reductive coupling reaction of aromatic aldehydes and aryl iodides has been developed with i-Pr2NEt as the reductant. A series of high-value-added chiral diaryl carbinols were afforded in high yields and enantioselectivities.