Advances in Chiral Pincer Complexes: Insights and Applications in Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Enantioselective Hydrogenation of C=O Bonds
2.1. Asymmetric Hydrogenation
2.2. Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation
3. Enantioselective Hydrogenation of C=N Bonds
4. Enantioselective Hydrogenation of C=C Bonds
5. Enantioselective Hydrophosphination
6. Enantioselective Alkynylation
7. Miscellaneous Enantioselective Reactions
8. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Musa, S.; Peretz, Y.; Dinnar, G. Advances in Chiral Pincer Complexes: Insights and Applications in Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 10344. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910344
Musa S, Peretz Y, Dinnar G. Advances in Chiral Pincer Complexes: Insights and Applications in Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(19):10344. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910344
Chicago/Turabian StyleMusa, Sanaa, Yuval Peretz, and Gil Dinnar. 2024. "Advances in Chiral Pincer Complexes: Insights and Applications in Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 19: 10344. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms251910344