Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 191-194.

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Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Ketoesters Catalyzed by Ru Complex with Para-alkoxy Substituted MeO-BIPHEP Type Diphosphine Ligands

PENG Zonghai1, MA Menglin1,2, FU Haiyan1, CHEN Hua1,*, LI Xianjun1   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Homogeneous Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China 2Department of Chemistry, Xihua University, Chengdu 611930, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2010-02-25 Online:2010-02-25 Published:2013-09-02

Abstract: The ruthenium complex with a series of para-alkoxy substituted MeO-BIPHEP type diphosphine ligands, [Ru(diphosphine)(C6H6)Cl]Cl, showed high catalytic activity and product enantioselectivity for the asymmetric hydrogenation of β-ketoesters.

Key words: &beta, -ketoester, asymmetric hydrogenation, biaryl phosphine ligand, ruthenium complex