Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1345167 | Tetrahedron: Asymmetry | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
This paper describes the enantioselective hydrogenation of vinylthioethers. We show that thioether derivatives of maleic esters can be hydrogenated with full conversion and up to 60% ee, and that α-thioether cinnamic acids can be hydrogenated in 51% ee with modest conversion.
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Authors
Alex F. Meindertsma, Michael M. Pollard, Ben L. Feringa, Johannes G. de Vries, Adriaan J. Minnaard,