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Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Aliphatic Ketones Catalyzed by Ruthenium Complexes Linked to the Secondary Face of β‐Cyclodextrin

Alain Schlatter, Wolf‐D. Woggon

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis · 2008 · 71 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Abstract Ruthenium‐η‐arene complexes attached to the secondary face of β‐cyclodextrin catalyze the enantioselective reduction ( ee up to 98%) of aliphatic and aromatic ketones in aqueous medium in the presence of sodium formate (HCOONa).

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