摘要
Asymmetric reduction of 2-chloro-3-oxo esters was achieved by catalytic transfer hydrogenation using [RuCl2（p-cymene）]（S,S）-TsDPEN as the chiral catalyst and HCOOH-Et3N as the hydrogen source. Moderate to good yields （up to 85%） and good enantioselectivities （up to 98% ee） were obtained.
Asymmetric reduction of 2-chloro-3-oxo esters was achieved by catalytic transfer hydrogenation using [RuCl2（p-cymene）]（S,S）-TsDPEN as the chiral catalyst and HCOOH-Et3N as the hydrogen source. Moderate to good yields （up to 85%） and good enantioselectivities （up to 98% ee） were obtained.
