| abstract |
Prochiral ketones are enantioselectively reduced to chiral secondary alcohols with a compound having the formula I: where, the two R2 groups are identical and are each a substituted or unsubstituted, aryl, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl group; and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkoxy group; wherein the substituents on the R2 and R3 groups are substantially non-reactive. |