A Practical Access to Highly Enantiomerically Pure Flavanones by Catalytic Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation. Issue 44 (11th September 2013) - Lemke, Marie‐Kristin
Abstract A surprisingly selective, non‐enzymatic kinetic resolution of readily available, racemic β‐chiral ketones enabled the title process, which was applied to a rapid synthesis of several bioactive flavanones in virtually enantiopure form (see scheme; MOM=methoxymethyl, Ts=p‐toluenesulfonyl).