An efficient method for the selective hydrogenation of a series of α,β-epoxyketones to β-hydroxyketones using catalytic amount of two sulfinyl analogues of NAD^+ model compounds is reported. The lack of any diaste...An efficient method for the selective hydrogenation of a series of α,β-epoxyketones to β-hydroxyketones using catalytic amount of two sulfinyl analogues of NAD^+ model compounds is reported. The lack of any diastereoselectivity for the formation of β-hydroxyketones with optically pure sulfinyl analogue of NAD^+ model supports the radical mechanism proposed previously.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20072036) and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China.Acknowledgment We would like to thank Professor Yun-Dong Wu of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Peking University for helpful advice.
文摘An efficient method for the selective hydrogenation of a series of α,β-epoxyketones to β-hydroxyketones using catalytic amount of two sulfinyl analogues of NAD^+ model compounds is reported. The lack of any diastereoselectivity for the formation of β-hydroxyketones with optically pure sulfinyl analogue of NAD^+ model supports the radical mechanism proposed previously.