Abstract
Two well-defined 16-electron ruthenium hydroxide complexes were prepared and successfully used in the racemization of aromatic and aliphatic secondary alcohols. The intrinsic basicity of these new complexes permits for the exclusion of KO'Bu in the racemization reaction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6347-6350 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- DYNAMIC KINETIC RESOLUTION
- AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE
- CATALYTIC RACEMIZATION
- ENZYMATIC RESOLUTION
- NUCLEOPHILIC CARBENE
- CHIRAL ALCOHOLS
- METAL
- AMINES
- ENZYMES
- BONDS