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(S)-SYNPHOS (7.5 mg, 1.2 ꢀ 10–2 mmol) and (COD)Ru(2-
methylallyl)2 (3.2 mg, 1.0 ꢀ 10–2 mmol) were placed in a 5
mL flask and 2 mL of anhyd acetone were added. A
methanolic solution of HBr (0.122 mL, 0.18 M) was added to
the resulting suspension and the reaction mixture was stirred
at r.t. for about 30 min. The solvent was removed under
vacuum. The yellow solid residue was used as catalyst for
the hydrogenation reaction. Then, MeOH (4 mL),
acetoacetanilide (5, 177 mg, 1 mmol) and the catalyst were
placed under argon in the TOP INDUSTRIE parallel
hydrogenation system. The autoclave was pressurized to an
initial pressure of 10 bar of hydrogen and the reaction was
allowed to proceed at 50 °C for 2 h. The crude reaction
mixture was purified by silica gel chromatography
(cyclohexane–EtOAc, 50:50) to afford 163 mg of (R)-6 as a
white solid (91%). Mp 125–126 °C; [a]D +43 (c 1, CHCl3);
[a]D +29 (c 1, CH3OH). IR (KBr disk): 3331 (nOH–NH), 3111
(nCH3), 1645 (nCO) cm–1. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):
d = 2.50–2.59 (m, 2 H), 2.84 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 3 H), 4.18 (br, 1
H), 5.09–5.16 (dd, J = 5.0, 7.6 Hz, 1 H), 5.83 (br, 1 H), 7.31–
7.39 (m, 5 H). 13C NMR (CDCl3): d = 26.0, 44.4, 70.7,
125.4, 142.9, 152.4, 172.4. MS (70 eV): m/z (%) = 179 (21)
[M+], 73 (100), 105 (26), 58 (24), 43 (25).
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