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Stereoelectronic requirements for a new class of asymmetric ketone reduction catalysts containing an NPO structural unit

Authors :
Martin Wills
John R. Studley
Heather Tye
N. Paul King
Barry Burns
Source :
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. 5:801-804
Publication Year :
1994
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1994.

Abstract

A number of new catalysts for the asymmetric reductions of ketones by borane are described. The highest accelerations are achieved by catalysts in which the phosphinamide (R 2 NPO) unit can adopt a planar geometry. This observation has provided an insight into the mechanism of catalysis.

Details

ISSN :
09574166
Volume :
5
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ee1002f3626fb1e76f806857ac3ed23a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0957-4166(00)86231-x