Synlett · 2014 · 16 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryHeterocyclic CompoundsAsymmetric Catalyst DesignHydrogenationHydrogenation CatalysisHydrogenation ReactionsRing-forming ReactionsRuthenium-catalyzed CouplingThiophene Synthesis
Recent advance on asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic carbocyclic rings and thiophenes has been described with the chiral ruthenium catalyst. It represents a great breakthrough in the area of asymmetric hydrogenation as well as opens up a new pathway for the facile synthesis of valuable optically active carbocyclic rings and dihydro- and tetrahydrothiophenes.