title: Asymmetric hydrogenation of alpha-hydroxy ketones catalyzed by MsDPEN-Cp*Ir(III) complex.
abstract: Asymmetric hydrogenation of a series of alpha-hydroxy aromatic ketones in methanol catalyzed by Cp*Ir(OTf)(MsDPEN) (MsDPEN = N-(methanesulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine) affords the 1-aryl-1,2-ethanediols in up to 99% ee. The reaction can be conducted with a substrate-to-catalyst molar ratio as high as 6000 under 10 atm of H2. 1-hydroxy-2-propanone is also hydrogenated with high enantioselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemical Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan. ohkuma@eng.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkuma
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Utsumi
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Noriyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata