Mechanism of racemization of chiral alcohols mediated by 16-electron ruthenium complexes

Johann Bosson; Albert Poater; Luigi Cavallo; Steven P Nolan

doi:10.1021/ja104961s

Mechanism of racemization of chiral alcohols mediated by 16-electron ruthenium complexes

J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Sep 29;132(38):13146-9. doi: 10.1021/ja104961s.

Authors

Johann Bosson¹, Albert Poater, Luigi Cavallo, Steven P Nolan

Affiliation

¹ EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, UK.

PMID: 20815384
DOI: 10.1021/ja104961s

Abstract

Experimental and computational analyses provide support for the existence of a metal-hydride-based mechanism for the ruthenium-mediated racemization of chiral alcohols.