Abstract
Hydrogenation of tiglic acid in supercritical CO 2 catalyzed by a chiral H 8-BINAP-Ru(II) complex proceeds cleanly with cis stereochemistry to afford 2-methylbutanoic acid in up to 89% ee and over 99% yield.
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