A fluorinated dendritic TsDPEN-Ru(II) catalyst for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of prochiral ketones in aqueous media

The fluorinated dendritic chiral mono-N-tosylated 1,2-diphenylethlenediamine, FTsDPEN, has been synthesized and applied in the ruthenium(II) complex-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of prochiral ketones in aqueous media.