Applications of asymmetric hydrosilylations mediated by catalytic (DTBM-SEGPHOS)CuH

Org Lett. 2006 Jul 6;8(14):2969-72. doi: 10.1021/ol060854+.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] Several aryl ketone precursors useful in the synthesis of known physiologically active compounds have been reduced to the corresponding nonracemic alcohols. The previously reported combination of a catalytic quantity of (R)-(-)-DTBM-SEGPHOS-ligated CuH and stoichiometric PMHS is shown to be very effective in these asymmetric hydrosilylations.