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Highly Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Aromatic-Heteroaromatic Ketones
Chen, Cheng-Yi,Reamer, Robert A.,Chilenski, Jennifer R.,McWilliams, Chris J.
, p. 5039 - 5042 (2003)
(Equation presented) Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketone 1 using trans-RuCl2[(R)-xylbinap][(R)-daipen] (3) as a catalyst afforded secondary alcohol 2 quantitatively and in 99.4% ee. Further exploration of the effect of the thiazole ring substitution revealed that the catalyst was highly effective for the enantioselective hydrogenation of 5-benzoyl thiazoles, which afforded corresponding alcohols in 92-99% ee. The same protocol was applicable to a variety of aromatic-heteroaromatic ketones to generate secondary alcohols in excellent enantioselectivities.
