Chiral Surfactant-Type Catalyst: Enantioselective Reduction of Long-Chain Aliphatic Ketoesters in Water

…, Q Wang, L Tang, D Gong, J Yang, J Zhu…

Index: Li, Jiahong; Li, Xuefeng; Ma, Yaping; Wu, Jiashou; Wang, Fei; Xiang, Jing; Zhu, Jin; Wang, Qiwei; Deng, Jingen RSC Advances, 2013 , vol. 3, # 6 p. 1825 - 1834

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Abstract

A series of amphiphilic ligands were designed and synthesized. The rhodium complexes with the ligands were applied to the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of broad range of long-chained aliphatic ketoesters in neat water. Quantitative conversion and excellent