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(R)-3-Hydroxybutan-2-one was obtained with 85-90% ee albeit in low yield by the Pt/Al2O3 cinchona catalyzed hydrogenation of butane-2,3-dione by a combination of enantioselective hydrogenation and kinetic resolution.
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Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Chiral C3-Symmetric Oxygen Tripodal Ligand and Its Applications to Asymmetric Catalysis,
Chiral lanthanide(III) complexes of sulphur–nitrogen–oxygen ligand derived from aminothiourea and sodium D-camphor-β-sulfonate