Electrochemically Promoted Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of 2,2,2-Trifluoroacetophenone

J Org Chem. 2021 Nov 19;86(22):16158-16161. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01030. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

Abstract

The study reported an electrochemically promoted asymmetric hydrogen transfer reaction of 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone with a chiral Ru complex. (R)-α-(Trifluoromethyl) benzyl alcohol with a 96% yield and 94% ee could be obtained with only a 0.5 F mol-1 charge amount at room temperature and normal pressure.