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Enantioselective synthesesO 0031 DOI: 10.1002/chin.201043024

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones Catalyzed by a Ruthenium(II)-indan—-Ambox Complex. — Highly enantioselective asymmetric hydrogenation of a variety of aromatic and aliphatic ketones (20 examples) is achieved using a novel Ru(II) indan--ambox complex. — (LI, W.; HOU, G.; WANG, C.; JIANG, Y.; ZHANG*, X.; Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) 46 (2010) 22, 3979-3981, DOI:10.1039/b927028k ; Dep. Chem. Chem. Biol., Rutgers State Univ. N. J., Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Eng.) — R. Staver

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