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Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Endocyclic Enones: the Solution to a Historical Problem?
Lang, Qiwei,Yang, Huaxin,Gu, Guoxian,Feng, Qiang,Wen, Jialin,Zhang, Xumu
, p. 933 - 936 (2021)
The enantioselective hydrogenation of endocyclic enones has been a historical problem for homogeneous catalysis. We herein report an efficient method to reduce endocyclic enones with molecular hydrogen. Catalyzed by a rhodium/Zhaophos complex, a variety of enones with five-, six- or seven-member ring were hydrogenated with high enantioselectivity (92%—99% ee). Excellent chemo- and enantioselectivity demonstrated this method was successfully applied in the enantioselective hydrogenation of citral to produce enantio-enriched citronellal.
