cis-2-Amino-1-acenaphthenol: Practical Resolution and Application to the Catalytic Enantioselective Reduction of Ketones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(95)00235-H

The chiral amino alcohol, cis-2-amino-1-acenaphthenol, was resolved via its (R)-2-phenylpropionic acid salt.This amino alcohol was used as the precursor of a chiral oxazaborolidine, which was an efficient chiral catalyst in the asymmetric reduction of pro