Abstract
A range of aromatic ketones was reduced asymmetrically under transfer hydrogenation conditions using enantiomerically pure catalysts derived from water-soluble diamine ligands and [Cp*MCl2](2) (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, M = Rh, Ir). High catalytic activity and enantioselectivity were observed in systems containing up to 51% water. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4041-4043 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2001 |