a Laboratoire de Catalyse Moléculaire, ICMMO, UMR CNRS 8182, Université Paris Sud 11, Bat 420, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France b Groupe de Synthèse Asymétrique et Biocatalyse, LCOA, Université Badji Mokhtar, 23000 Annaba, Algeria
Abstract:
Samarium iodo and terbutylate derivatives coordinated by various chiral ligands have been prepared and used in situ as new catalysts for MPV reductions of aromatic ketones. The most active catalyst is samarium terbutylate binaphtolate albeit with moderate enantioselectivity.