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Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of chiral phthalides by efficient reductive cyclization of 2-acylarylcarboxylates under aqueous transfer hydrogenation conditions
Zhang, Bo,Xu, Ming-Hua,Lin, Guo-Qiang
supporting information; experimental part, p. 4712 - 4715 (2009/12/08)
A new diamine ligand for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) was discovered. The reductive cyclization of 2-acylarylcarboxylates was found to proceed highly stereoselective by the new Ru complex-catalyzed ATH and subsequent In situ lactonization under aqueous conditions. It enables efficient access to a wide variety of 3-substituted phthalides In enantiomerically pure form.
