title: Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Phenanthridine Derivatives.
abstract: The first asymmetric hydrogenation of phenanthridines catalyzed by chiral cationic ruthenium diamine complexes has been developed with up to 92% ee and full conversions. The choice of the counteranion of the catalyst was found to be critical for achieving high enantioselectivity. In addition, the obtained 5,6-dihydrophenanthridine could be used as a chiral hydride donor for organocatalytic asymmetric transfer hydrogenation.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University , Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, P. R. China.|CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhusheng
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authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Fei
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authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shuxin
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yanmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University , Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Nianfa
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authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qing-Hua
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9675-2239
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Fan