Metal nanoparticles modified by chiral ligands or chiral polymers, called as “chiral metal
nanoparticles,” are promising catalysts for asymmetric organic transformations. In this …

Thorough and up-to-date, this book presents recent developments in this exciting research
field. To begin with, the text covers the fabrication of chiral nanomaterials via various …

Freely suspended and variously entrapped viable cells of the yeast Metschnikowia
koreensis were examined for the asymmetric reduction of prochiral acetophenone. A ketone …

A series of silica (SiO2) supported iridium catalysts stabilized by cinchona alkaloids was
prepared and applied in the heterogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation of acetophenone …

An efficient enantioselective catalyst of 5wt.% Ru/γ-Al2O3 modified with R, R-1, 2-
diphenylethylene-diamine ((R, R)-DPEN) for the hydrogenation of a non-activated aromatic …

Benzylic alcohols have an important role in organic synthesis as target molecules of
biological interest, which can be produced from the reduction of aromatic carbonyl …

Catalytic hydrogenation of terpenes constitutes one of the most interesting reactions in the
transformation of natural products. One of the key goals in this synthesis is the selective …

The syntheses and physical properties of tri-(−)-menthylgermanium chloride (2), tri-(−)-
menthylmethylgermanium (5), and tri-(−)-menthylgermanium hydride (6) are reported. The …

In this paper we have studied the liquid-phase enantioselective hydrogenation of 3, 4-
hexanedione using Pt-based catalysts, modified with chiral organotin compounds derived …

The production of enantiopure compounds is becoming increasingly important in the field of
pharmaceuticals, flavors, fragrances and agrochemical agents; thus, several industrial …