New chiral N-(N,N-dialkylamino)sulfamoyl-1,2-diamine ligands for highly enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of ketones
Chiral Ru(II) and Rh(III) complexes of N-(N,N-dialkylamino)sulfamoyl-1,2-diamine catalyze the transfer hydrogenation of various classes of aromatic ketones with high activity and excellent enantioselectivity.