Practical and efficient enantioselective borohydride reduction of aromatic ketones catalyzed by optically active cobalt(II) complexes using pre-modified borohydride

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1996.1081

A catalytic enantioselective borohydride reduction of aromatic ketones in presence of 0.1-1 mol% of optically active aldiminato cobalt(II) complex catalysts at 0 °C was successfully achieved using precisely pre-modified borohydride with one equivalent eac