Highly efficient enantioselective synthesis of optically active carboxylic acids by Ru (OCOCH3) 2 [(S)-H8-BINAP]

T Uemura, X Zhang, K Matsumura, N Sayo…

Index: Uemura, Toshitsugi; Zhang, Xiaoyoung; Matsumura, Kazuhiko; Sayo, Noboru; Kumobayashi, Hidenori; Ohta, Tetsuo; Nozaki, Kyoko; Takaya, Hidemasa Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1996 , vol. 61, # 16 p. 5510 - 5516

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Abstract

In the presence of a catalytic amount of Ru (OCOCH3) 2 [(S)-H8-BINAP][H8-BINAP= 2, 2'-bis (diphenylphosphino)-5, 5', 6, 6', 7, 7', 8, 8'-octahydro-1, 1'-binaphthyl], the asymmetric hydrogenation of α, β-and β, γ-unsaturated carboxylic acids afforded the corresponding ...