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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 53, Issue 45, Pages 12210-12213Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407744
Keywords
amino acids; hydride insertion; formic acid; nickel; transfer hydrogenation
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- Singapore GSK-EDB Green
- Sustainable Manufacturing Award
- Nanyang Technological University
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The field of asymmetric (transfer) hydrogenation of prochiral olefins has been dominated by noble metal catalysts based on rhodium, ruthenium, and iridium. Herein we report that a simple nickel catalyst is highly active in the transfer hydrogenation using formic acid. Chiral alpha- and beta-amino acid derivatives were obtained in good to excellent enantioselectivity. The key toward success was the use of the strongly donating and sterically demanding bisphosphine Binapine.
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