Asymmetric Activation/Deactivation of Racemic Ru Catalysts for Highly Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Ketonic Substrates We are grateful to Drs. H. Kumobayashi and N. Sayo of the Takasago International Corp. for providing the BINAP ligands. We also thank Dr. Kenji Yoza of the Nippon Bruker Co. for X-ray analysis of the
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