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Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β‐Keto Esters Using Chiral Diphosphonites
Author(s) -
Reetz Manfred T.,
Li Xiaoguang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.200606093
Subject(s) - chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , asymmetric hydrogenation , organic chemistry , ether , ligand (biochemistry) , chiral ligand , noyori asymmetric hydrogenation , catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
The BINOL‐derived diphosphonite having an achiral backbone based on diphenyl ether is a readily accessible and cheap ligand for the enantioselective Ru‐catalyzed hydrogenation of β‐keto esters ( ee =95–99 %).