Loorthuraja Rasu, J. John, Elanna B. Stephenson
Feb 14, 2017
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
Abstract
High-throughput screening and lab-scale optimization were combined to develop the catalytic system trans-RuCl2((S,S)-skewphos)((R,R)-dpen), 2-PrONa, and 2-PrOH. This system hydrogenates functionalized α-phenoxy and related amides at room temperature under 4 atm H2 pressure to give chiral alcohols with up to 99% yield and in greater than 99% enantiomeric excess via dynamic kinetic resolution.