P. Gamez et al., ASYMMETRIC CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS USING C-2 SYMMETRICAL DIAMINES AS CHIRAL LIGANDS, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 6(3), 1995, pp. 705-718
The catalytic asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones by hydride tra
nsfer using various C-2 symmetric chiral diamines as ligands and rhodi
um complexes is studied. Kinetic studies show an increase of the enant
iomeric excess with the conversion.