Asymmetric Reduction of 2-Chloro-3-oxo Esters by Transfer Hydrogenation
作者:Jinjin Bai、Shifeng Miao、Yun Wu、Yawen Zhang
DOI:10.1002/cjoc.201180419
日期:2011.11
Asymmetric reduction of 2‐chloro‐3‐oxoesters was achieved by catalytic transfer hydrogenation using [RuCl2(p‐cymene)](S,S)‐TsDPEN as the chiral catalyst and HCOOH‐Et3N as the hydrogen source. Moderate to good yields (up to 85%) and good enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee) were obtained.