1196988-55-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A rapid and green approach to chiral α-hydroxy esters: asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of α-keto esters in water by use of surfactants
Yin, Lu,Jia, Xian,Li, Xingshu,Chan, Albert S.C.
experimental part, p. 2033 - 2037 (2010/01/16)
A series of α-hydroxy esters were rapidly prepared (1.5 h) from α-keto esters via asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) in water by the use of surfactants for the first time. This green method, catalyzed by a water-soluble and recyclable Ru(II) complex, gave moderate to high enantioselectivities (up to 99.7% ee) with DTAB as an additive and HCOONa as the hydrogen source.
CeCl3·7H2O: An effective additive in ru-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of aromatic α-ketoesters
Meng, Qinghua,Sun, Yanhui,Ratovelomanana-Vidal, Virginie,Genet, Jean Pierre,Zhang, Zhaoguo
, p. 3842 - 3847 (2008/09/21)
(Chemical Equation Presented) In the presence of catalytic amounts of CeCl3·7H2O, [RuCl(benzene)(S)-SunPhos]Cl is a highly effective catalyst for the asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic α-ketoesters. A variety of ethyl α-hydroxy-α-arylacetates have been prepared in up to 98.3% ee with a TON up to 10 000. Challenging aromatic α-ketoesters with ortho substituents are also hydrogenated with high enantioselectivities. The addition of CeCl3·7H2O not only improves the enantioselectivity but also enhances the stability of the catalyst. The ratio of CeCl3·7H2O to [RuCl(benzene)(S)-SunPhos]Cl plays an important role in the hydrogenation reaction with a large substrate/catalyst ratio.
