Abstract

A series of Ru(II)-benzene organometallic compounds (1–6) constructed from [RuCl2(η6-benzene)]2 and chiral aroylthiourea ligands (L1-L6) obtained from D/L-phenylalanine, was fully characterized. The chiral complexes along with 2-propanol and NaOH effected the asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic ketones at 82 °C within 8–10 h. The reduction reactions proceeded with excellent conversions and enantiomeric excesses (up to 99%).

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