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Asymmetric hydrogenation of β-keto esters
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Enantiomerically pure β-hydroxy esters are prepared by a process in which β-keto esters are reacted with hydrogen in the presence of catalysts of the formula LRuX2where X is halogen, acetate, allyl, methallyl, 2-phenylallyl, perchlorate, trifluoroacetate, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluoroantimonate, hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoroarsenate or trichloroacetate, L is a bidentate phospholane of the formula I ?where B=a bridging link with 1-5 carbon atoms between the two phosphorus atoms, R1=H, C1-C6-alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or SiR23, R2=alkyl or aryl, m=0 or 1, R3=H or OR4, and R4=R1, with the proviso that if m=1 then R3=H and if m=0 then R3≠ H.