title: Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by a ruthenium(II)-indan-ambox complex.
abstract: (S,R)-Indan-ambox ligand and its ruthenium(II) complex have been prepared and successfully applied to asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral simple ketones. A wide range of unfunctionalized ketones are reduced by Ru(II)-indan-ambox catalyst with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Chunjiang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yutong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xumu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007189:Indans / Q000737:chemistry*; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D007189:Indans; D007659:Ketones; D008024:Ligands; D012428:Ruthenium; C093582:indan