In the presence of catalytic amounts of CeCl3·7H2O, [RuCl(benzene)(S)-SunPhos]Cl is a highly effective catalyst for the asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic α-ketoesters. A variety of ethyl α-hydroxy-α-arylacetates have been prepared in up to 98.3% ee with a TON up to 10 000...
CeCl3×7H2O/NaI-Promoted Efficient Alkylation of Activated Quinoline and Isoquinoline.Active methylene compounds undergo smooth addition to quinolines and isoquinolines activated by chloroformate in the presence of CeCl3·7H2O/NaI to afford 2... JS Yadav,BVS Reddy,K Sathaiah,... - 《Chemistry Le...