Albumin-controlled stereoselective reduction of 1,3-diketones to anti-diolsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Scatchard and Lineweaver–Burk plots. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b200474g/
An unprecedented combination of high chemo- and stereoselectivity in the NaBH4 reduction of 1:1 complexes between albumin and aromatic 1,3-diketones results in the formation of anti 1,3-diols with de up to 96%.