Chemistry Letters · 2001 · 14 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisElectrochemistryPhysical ChemistryOxidation-reduction ReactionsSurfactantsAnionic SurfactantsAqueous Reaction MediaCathodic ReductionCathodic Reduction ProcessesCationic SurfactantsEnantioselectivityIonic SurfactantsOne-electron Transfer Reactions
Abstract The cathodic reduction of acetophenone in the presence of a chiral cationic surfactant in aqueous media gave S- or R-1-phenylethanol with 8–12 % ee. The observed enantioselectivity clearly suggests the interaction between the cationic surfactants and the anionic intermediate generated from the one-electron reduction of acetophenone.
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