A new cinchona-modified platinum catalyst for the enantioselective hydrogenation of pyruvate: the structure of the 1:1 alkaloid–reactant complex
1998; Royal Society of Chemistry; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1039/a807039c
ISSN1364-548X
AutoresMihály Bartók, Károly Felföldi, Mihály Bartók, Béla Török, Tibor Bartók,
Tópico(s)Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
ResumoThe hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate to (S)-ethyl lactate (up to 70% ee) over a Pt/Al2O3 catalyst using α-isocinchonine as a modifier strongly supports the structure of the intermediate complex [cinchona alkaloid (open conformer)–pyruvate 1:1 complex] of this type of reactions.
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