S. French, D. Di Tommaso, A. Zanotti-gerosa
Jun 6, 2007
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Chemical communications
Abstract
The high enantioselectivity in the hydrogenation of acetophenone catalysed by trans-Ru(H)2(S,S-dpen)(S-xylbinap) is explained in terms of the existence of a stable intermediate formed when the reactant enters the catalyst pocket fixing the molecular orientation.