title: Accelerated asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones in water.
abstract: Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of various simple aromatic ketones by the Ru-TsDPEN catalyst was shown to be feasible in aqueous HCOONa without calling for any catalyst modification, furnishing ee's of up to 95% and significantly faster rates than in the HCOOH-NEt(3) azeotrope.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool Centre for Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKL69 7ZD.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiaoguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hems
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Jianliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao