Homogeneous catalysis. A transition metal based catalyst for the Mukaiyama crossed-aldol reaction and catalyst deactivation by electron transfer

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(92)89017-7

The cationic complex [Ru(salen)(NO)H₂O]SbF₆ is intrinsically a powerful catalyst for the Mukaiyama crossed-aldol reaction at 25°C in nitromethane solutions and at very low catalyst loadings but, for some reactions, electron transfer