Ruthenium NHC Catalyzed Highly Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Benzofurans

Abstract

H2-O-T! Aromatic O-heterocycles are a challenging substrates for asymmetric hydrogenation (H2). An in situ formed chiral N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ruthenium complex allows the high yielding, completely regioselective, and highly asymmetric hydrogenation of substituted benzofurans at room Temperature, giving valuable 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.