Enantio- and chemoselective Brønsted-acid/Mg(<sup>n</sup>Bu)<sub>2</sub> catalysed reduction of α-keto esters with catecholborane
作者:Dieter Enders、Bianca A. Stöckel、Andreas Rembiak
DOI:10.1039/c4cc00427b
日期:——
The first enantio- and chemoselective Bronsted-acid catalysed reduction of alpha-keto esters with catecholborane has been developed. The alpha-hydroxy esters were obtained under mild reaction conditions in virtually quantitative yields and excellent enantioselectivities. With slight modifications both enantiomers can be obtained without any loss of selectivity.