Water‐soluble chiral Ru complexes with a β‐cyclodextrin unit have been shown to catalyze the reduction of aliphatic ketones (see scheme) with up to 97 % ee and in good to excellent yields in the presence of sodium formate. The β‐cyclodextrin unit is an essential component of the catalyst. It contributes to the unprecedented levels of enantioselectivity observed through the preorganization of the substrates in the hydrophobic cavity.
Ruthenium-h-arene complexes attached to the secondary face of b-cyclodextrin catalyze the enantioselective reduction (ee up to 98%) of aliphatic and aromatic ketones in aqueous medium in the presence of sodium formate (HCOONa).
Wasserlösliche chirale Ru‐Komplexe mit einer β‐Cyclodextrin‐Einheit katalysieren in Gegenwart von Natriumformiat die Reduktion aliphatischer Ketone (siehe Schema) in guten bis ausgezeichneten Ausbeuten und mit bis zu 97 % ee. Die β‐Cyclodextrin‐Einheit ist für die Katalyse essenziell, denn sie trägt durch Präorganisation des Substrats im hydrophoben Hohlraum zu den außergewöhnlichen Enantioselektivitäten bei.
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