Bw. Mao et al., Asymmetric hydrogenation of salicyl alcohol catalyzed by methylsulfo-sodium carboxymethylcellulose-Pt complex, POLYM ADV T, 11(5), 2000, pp. 250-253
A new chiral polymer-metal complex, methylsulfosodium carboxymethyl-cellulo
se-Pt complex (MS-NaCMC-Pt), has been prepared by the reaction of sodium ca
rboxymethylcellulose with methylsulfonyl chloride and H2PtCl6. 6H(2), which
was found to he able to catalyze the asymmetric hydrogenation of salicyl a
lcohol to give (1S,2S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclohexanol at 28 degrees C and u
nder 1 atm H-2, in > 90% product and optical yields, respectively. The cata
lyst could be reused many times without any remarkable changes in optical c
atalytic activity. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.