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Synfacts 2007(12): 1277-1277
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-991348
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-991348
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unprotected α-Amino Ketones
G. Shang, D. Liu, S. E. Allen, Q. Yang, X. Zhang*
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, USA
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Publication History
Publication Date:
22 November 2007 (online)
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Significance
Reported here is the further investigation of electron-donating Rh-phosphine complexes which are successfully used in asymmetric reduction of unprotected α-amino ketones. This methodology, that eliminates protection-deprotection steps, is of great value in industrial synthesis of many enantiopure 1,2-amino alcohols for which a truly practical route is still lacking.