syn α-benzoylamido β-hydroxy esters through asymmetrictransferhydrogenation (ATH) with a tethered Rh(III)–DPEN complex via dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) has been developed for the first time starting from α-benzoylamido β-keto esters. A variety of α-benzoylamido β-keto esters were converted under mild conditions into the corresponding syn α-benzoylamino β-hydroxy esters with high yields (up to 98%)
anti-α-amino β-hydroxyesters with high levels of selectivity by the use of Ru-SYNPHOS® catalysts is reported. The key transformations include asymmetric hydrogenations of α-N-substituted β-keto esters protected as α-amido or α-amino hydrochloride derivatives, respectively. The RuII-catalyzed hydrogenation of α-amino β-keto ester hydrochlorides affords the corresponding anti-α-amino β-hydroxyesters with high