Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of γ-heteroatom substituted β-keto esters

…, X Ma, X Tao, X Li, Y Yao, X Xie, Z Zhang

Index: Fan, Weizheng; Li, Wanfang; Ma, Xin; Tao, Xiaoming; Li, Xiaoming; Yao, Ying; Xie, Xiaomin; Zhang, Zhaoguo Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 76, # 22 p. 9444 - 9451

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Abstract

A series of enantiomerically pure γ-heteroatom substituted β-hydroxy esters were synthesized with high enantioselectivities (up to 99.1% ee) by hydrogenation of γ- heteroatom substituted β-keto esters in the presence of Ru-(S)-SunPhos catalyst. These asymmetric hydrogenations provide key building blocks for a variety of naturally occurring and biologically active compounds.