1. Aqueous asymmetric transfer hydrogenation using modular hydrophobic aminoalcohols
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Miquel A. Pericàs, Amaia Bastero, Susanna Jansat, and Esther Alza
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Inorganic Chemistry ,Aqueous solution ,Chemistry ,Ligand ,Organic Chemistry ,Polymer chemistry ,Cationic polymerization ,Enantioselective synthesis ,Organic chemistry ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Transfer hydrogenation ,Catalysis - Abstract
A series of new modular Ru/aminoalcohol systems were used as enantioselective catalysts in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation reaction in both water and 2-propanol. The catalytic behavior exhibited in these two media follows different tendencies regarding the tunable ligand structure. While the bulkiness of the R1 group has a positive effect on the activity for reactions in 2-propanol, ligands with bulky R1 groups are generally less active in water. Additionally, cationic, anionic, and neutral surfactants do not improve the catalytic behavior in water.
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- 2008
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