Easily available D-(+)-camphor-derived chiral mercapto-alcohols 2 and 3 were employed for catalytic asymmetric borane reduction of aromatic ketones. Moderate enantioselectivities with e.e. 20.2–72.1% were obtained wi...Easily available D-(+)-camphor-derived chiral mercapto-alcohols 2 and 3 were employed for catalytic asymmetric borane reduction of aromatic ketones. Moderate enantioselectivities with e.e. 20.2–72.1% were obtained with 10 mol% catalyst. Opposite asymmetric induction was achieved' when mercapto-alcohols 2 and 3 were used.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (29790127) and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Easily available D-(+)-camphor-derived chiral mercapto-alcohols 2 and 3 were employed for catalytic asymmetric borane reduction of aromatic ketones. Moderate enantioselectivities with e.e. 20.2–72.1% were obtained with 10 mol% catalyst. Opposite asymmetric induction was achieved' when mercapto-alcohols 2 and 3 were used.
