Abstract
By using the iridium complex of a phosphine-oxazoline ligand with an axis-unfixed biphenyl backbone, a highly enantioselective hydrogenation of the C=C bond of exocyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to afford α-chiral cyclic ketones, lactones and lactams was developed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1841-1845 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis |
| Volume | 352 |
| Issue number | 11-12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Cyclic carbonyl compounds
- Hydrogenation
- Iridium
- Oxazoline