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Chem Commun (Camb)
; (1): 142-3, 2003 Jan 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12611006
ABSTRACT
The chiral Ru cluster-based catalyst systems generated in situ from Ru3(CO)12 and chiral diiminodiphosphine tetradentate ligands effected asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of propiophenone in 2-propanol, leading to 1-phenyl-1-propanol in 94% yield and with 96% ee.