Abstract
The RhI complexes of chiral secondary phosphine oxide ligands have been disclosed to be efficient for the catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of α-arylacrylic and β-arylbut-3-enoic acids, providing the corresponding chiral α-arylpropanoic and β-arylbutanoic acids in excellent yields with up to 97% ee, including several anti-inflammatory drugs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-160 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Organic Chemistry Frontiers |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |