| abstract |
Provided is an efficient method for producing an enantiomer-enriched beta amino acid derivative useful for asymmetric synthesis of biologically active molecules. In the presence of a transition metal precursor complexed with a chiral ferrocenyldiphosphine ligand, enantioselective hydrogenation of a prochiral betaaminoacrylic acid derivative substrate, for example, is carried out as follows. [Selection figure] None |