Advancements in asymmetric catalysis employing chiral iridium (ruthenium) complexes
- Corresponding author: Shengli HUANG, huangsl@bit.edu.cn
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Ke QIAO, Yanlin LI, Shengli HUANG, Guoyu YANG. Advancements in asymmetric catalysis employing chiral iridium (ruthenium) complexes[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2024, 40(11): 2091-2104.
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10.11862/CJIC.20240265
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Only mirror planes (σ) are present in SOM.
Red represents the chiral metal center, black represents the achiral ligand.
Mes=mesitylene.
OBn=benzyloxy group, TOF=turnover frequency, TON=turnover number.
EWG=electron-withdrawing group.
In a: red: Br-, purple: Li+.
ACE=acetoxy group.
TRIP=3, 3'-bis(2, 4, 6-triisopropylphenyl)-1, 1'-binaphthyl-2, 2'-diyl hydrogenphosphate.