Technical Notes:
1. L igands used for the ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of simple and cyclic ketones with high activity and enantioselectivity.
2.Ligands used for palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylations.
References:
1.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 4404.
2.J.Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 2967.
3.Adv. Synth. Catal., 2004, 346, 625.