Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-aryl cyclic ketones for the synthesis of <i>trans</i> cycloalkanols through dynamic kinetic resolution under acidic conditions
The first efficient palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-aryl cyclic ketones has been described through dynamickineticresolution under acidic conditions, providing a facile access to chiral trans cycloalkanol derivatives with excellent enantioselectivities.