Abstract
The activity of well-defined 16-electron ruthenium complexes bearing an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand in the racemization of chiral alcohols is reported. Mechanistic considerations are also presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2039-2043 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | The Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- DYNAMIC KINETIC RESOLUTION
- ASYMMETRIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION
- TERTIARY PHOSPHINE-LIGANDS
- RUCL CP-ASTERISK
- SECONDARY ALCOHOLS
- CATALYTIC RACEMIZATION
- NUCLEOPHILIC CARBENE
- AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE
- ENZYMATIC RESOLUTION
- ETA(5)-C5ME5 MOIETY