Ruthenium-catalysed asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketoximes using chiral oxazolinylferrocenylphosphines

…, Y Nishibayashi, Y Ishii, Y Mizobe, S Uemura…

Index: Takei; Nishibayashi; Ishii; Mizobe; Uemura; Hidai Chemical Communications, 2001 , # 22 p. 2360 - 2361

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Abstract

Chiral ruthenium (II) complexes, RuCl2 (PPh3)(oxazolinylferrocenylphosphine), have been found to be effective catalysts for asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketoximes to give the corresponding primary amines in good yields with high enantioselectivities (up to 89% ee) after acid hydrolysis.