@article { ISI:000281161700013,
	title = {Catalytic asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones using [Ru(p-cymene)Cl-2](2) with chiral amino alcohol ligands},
	journal = {Catalysis Letters},
	volume = {138},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2010},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {231-238},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Catalytic asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic alkyl ketones has been investigated using [Ru(p-cymene)Cl-2](2) and new derivatives of beta-amino alcohols synthesized from (S)-(-)-lactic acid and mandelic acid as ligands. Chiral secondary alcohols were obtained with good to excellent conversion (60-90\%) and moderate to good enantioselectivities (40-86\%). Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones has been investigated using [Ru(p-cymene)Cl-2](2) and beta-amino alcohols synthesized from (S)-(-)-lactic acid and Mandelic acid as ligands. Chiral secondary alcohols were obtained with good to excellent conversion (60-90\%) and moderate to good enantioselectivities (40-86\%).</p>},
	keywords = {Amino alcohol ligand, Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation, Ketones, Ru catalyst},
	issn = {1011-372X},
	doi = {10.1007/s10562-010-0408-y},
	author = {Deshpande, Sudhindra H. and Kelkar, Ashutosh A. and Gonnade, Rajesh G. and Shingote, Savita K. and Chaudhari, Raghunath V.}
}
