Hydrogenation is one of the most fundamental transformations in organic synthesis, and its
industrial applications span from fine chemicals to pharmaceuticals synthesis. 1− 3 Direct …

In this overview, recent trends and developments for the selective hydrogenation of
multifunctional molecules are discussed and assessed from the point of view of fine …

Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis Seminal text presenting detailed accounts of the most
important catalytic asymmetric reactions known today This book covers the preparation of …

Hydrogen transfer reduction processes are attracting increasing interest from synthetic
chemists in view of their operational simplicity and high selectivity. In this tutorial review the …

In this tutorial review recent mechanistic studies on transition metal-catalyzed hydrogen
transfer reactions are discussed. A common feature of these reactions is that they involve …

The catalytic hydrogenation of prochiral ketones with second and third-row transition metal
complexes bearing chelating chiral ligands containing at least one N–H functionality has …

Asymmetric hydrogenation of acetophenone with trans-RuH (η1-BH4)[(S)-tolbinap][(S, S)-
dpen](TolBINAP= 2, 2 '-bis (di-4-tolylphosphino)-1, 1 '-binaphthyl; DPEN= 1, 2 …

For economic, environmental, and social reasons, the trend toward the application of
optically pure compounds is undoubtedly increasing. Among the various methods to …

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation has become a practically useful tool in reduction
chemistry in the last decade or so. This was largely triggered by the seminal work of Noyori …

The mechanism of metal‐catalyzed hydrogen transfer from alcohols to ketones has been
studied. Hydrogen transfer (H‐transfer) from (S)‐α‐deutero‐α‐phenylethanol ((S)‐1) to …