Abstract
Vanishing aromaticity: A chiral ruthenium complex catalyzes the hydrogenation of 2,6- or 2,7-disubstituted naphthalenes to give chiral tetralins with up to 92 % ee. The chiral catalyst is applicable to the regio- and enantioselective reduction of 6-substituted 2-alkoxynaphthalenes and preferentially hydrogenates the alkoxy-substituted arene rings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4136-4139 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 23 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)