Hydrogenation is a core technology in chemical synthesis. High rates and selectivities are
attainable only by the coordination of structurally well‐designed catalysts and suitable …

Asymmetric hydrosilylation of prochiral alkenes followed by Tamao-Fleming oxidation is a
convenient method of synthesis of enantioenriched secondary alcohols. In this chapter …

Since the groundbreaking work by Gilman1 in the 1950s, cuprates have become versatile
tools in organic synthesis, more precisely, in 1, 4-addition reactions to R,-unsaturated …

Die Hydrierung ist eines der Schlüsselverfahren der chemischen Synthese. Hohe
Reaktionsgeschwindigkeiten und Selektivitäten sind hierbei lediglich durch die Kombination …

Asymmetry is ubiquitous in every part of Nature1 and has a great impact in many fields, not
only in chemistry but also even in arts. In the pharmaceutical area, asymmetry plays an …

When complexed by selected ligands in either the BIPHEP or the SEGPHOS series, CuH is
an extremely reactive catalyst capable of effecting asymmetric hydrosilylations of aromatic …

In the past few years we have developed a number of titanocene-catalyzed methods for the
reduction of imines and carbonyl containing compounds. 1-3 In these procedures the active …

Enantioselective reduction of ketones, particularly acetophenones, by
polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) to the corresponding secondary alcohols can be achieved …

Reduction provides an important method for functional group interconversion in organic
synthesis. The development of cleaner and safe synthetic methods and technologies for …

Chiral iron alkyl and iron alkoxide complexes bearing boxmi pincers as stereodirecting
ligands have been employed as catalysts for enantioselective hydrosilylation reactions with …