Diastereoselective Hydrogenation of Methyl 2-[α-(Methoxycarbonylamino)benzyl]acrylate Catalyzed by Ru(II) or Rh(I) Complexes

Keiji Yamamoto, Masatoshi Takagi, Jiro Tsuji

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1988 · 37 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Abstract The title compound was prepared and hydrogenated by using a Ru(II)- or Rh(I)-phosphine catalyst precursor with excellent anti-selectivity, the results indicating that a ligating group, NHCO2Me, may direct the addition of hydrogen to an olefinic diastereoface proximate to this group which binds the catalyst.

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