Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Carbocyclic Aromatic Amines: Access to Chiral Exocyclic Amines.

Zhong YanHuan-Ping XieHong-Qiang ShenYong-Gui Zhou

Published in: Organic letters (2018)

The first highly enantioselective hydrogenation of carbocyclic aromatic amines has been successfully realized using in situ-generated chiral ruthenium complex as catalyst, affording facile access to chiral exocyclic amines with up to 98% ee.

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