title: Organocatalytic asymmetric biomimetic transamination of aromatic ketone to optically active amine.
abstract: An asymmetric biomimetic transamination of aromatic ketones to optically active amines with o-HOPhCH(2)NH(2) as amine source catalyzed by hydroquinine-derived chiral base is described. Up to 85% ee was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Hongjie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Songlei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D032701:Biomimetics; D002384:Catalysis; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D055620:Optical Phenomena
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D007659:Ketones