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Highly Enantioselective Hydrogenation of β,β‐Disubstituted Nitroalkenes
Author(s) -
Li Shengkun,
Huang Kexuan,
Cao Bonan,
Zhang Jiwen,
Wu Wenjun,
Zhang Xumu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201202715
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , aryl , alkyl , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , catalysis
Building the building blocks : A highly enantioselective hydrogenation of β‐aryl‐β‐alkyl disubstituted nitroalkenes 1 has been developed. This method results in enantiomerically pure nitroalkanes 2 , which are versatile precursors for chemical synthesis.