Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

Asymmetric hydrogenation of the C–C double bond of 1-and 1, 2-methylated maleimides with cultured suspension cells of Marchantia polymorpha

MEF Hegazy, K Shishido, T Hirata

Index: Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F.; Shishido, Kozo; Hirata, Toshifumi Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2006 , vol. 17, # 12 p. 1859 - 1862

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Abstract

Suspension cultured cells of Marchantia polymorpha have the potential to hydrogenate the C–C double bonds of 2-methyl-and 2, 3-dimethylmaleimide derivatives to give enantiomerically pure (2R)-2-methyl-and (2R, 3R)-2, 3-dimethylsuccinimide derivatives, respectively.