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Chiralyst® Ru930

Chiralyst® Ru930

Chemical properties

Chemical formula

C54H46Cl2P2Ru

Empirical formula

[RuCl(p-cymene)(S)-BINAP]Cl

Molecular weight

928.88

Metal

Ru

Theoretical metal content

11

Physical state

powder

Color

red orange

Metal purity

99.9

Applications & references

Description

Synthesis of (R)- or (S)-4-halo-3-hydroxybuyrate ester by asymmetric hydrogenation of 4-halo-3-oxobutanoate ester; this reaction can be applied in the Producteion of L-carnitine.

Reference: EP2386536

 

Enantioselective hydrogenation of functionalized ketones.

Reference: EP0366390

 

Asymmetric hydrogenation of halogenated acetophenones to enantiomerically pure halogenated phenyl ethanol derivatives.

Reference: Cat. Lett. 1996, 41, 111 (DOI: 10.1007/BF00811721)

 

Highly enantioselective catalytic hydrogenation of methyl-N-tertbutyl-3-oxoglutarate as a key step in the total synthesis of rovastatin.

Reference: Tetrah. Lett. 2008, 49, 4836 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.06.018)

 

Enantioselective hydrogenation of 4-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2(5H)-one derivatives.

Reference: J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem. 2006, 259, 103 (DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2006.05.066)