Efficient dynamic kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols by a chemoenzymatic system using bifunctional iridium complexes with C-N chelate amido ligands

Efficient dynamic kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols by a chemoenzymatic system using bifunctional iridium complexes with C-N chelate amido ligands:

Chem. Commun., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30333G, Communication

Yasuhiro Sato, Yoshihito Kayaki, Takao Ikariya
The combined catalyst system of bifunctional amidoiridium complexes derived from benzylic amines with CALB was found to provide a range of chiral acetates from racemic secondary alcohols in excellent yields...