Ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric reduction of 1,3-diketones using transfer hydrogenation
作者:Janine Cossy、Florence Eustache、Peter I Dalko
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)00906-6
日期:2001.7
1,3-Diketones were reduced to 1,3-diols by using RuCl[N-(tosyl)-1,2-(diphenylethylenediamine) (η6-arene)] in the presence of formic acid and triethylamine. 1,3-Diols were obtained in good chemical yields and with high ee when symmetrical diketones were reduced.