%0 Journal Article %A Li, Ke %A Hu, Naifu %A Luo, Renshi %A Yuan, Weicheng %A Tang, Wenjun %D 2013 %T A Chiral Ruthenium-Monophosphine Catalyst for Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Aryl Aldehydes %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Chiral_Ruthenium_Monophosphine_Catalyst_for_Asymmetric_Addition_of_Arylboronic_Acids_to_Aryl_Aldehydes/2403202 %R 10.1021/jo400850m.s002 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/4042906 %K Ru %K arylboronic acids %K chiral monophosphorus ligand %K series %K Asymmetric Addition %K aryl aldehydes %K basis %K ee %K Catalyst %K chiral diarylmethanols %K monophosphorus ligand %K Arylboronic Acids %K Chiral %K enantioselectivitie %K Aryl AldehydesA novel ruthenium catalyst %K yield %K Preliminary study %X A novel ruthenium catalyst on the basis of a chiral monophosphorus ligand is efficient for the asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to aryl aldehydes, providing a series of chiral diarylmethanols in excellent yields and enantioselectivities (up to 92% ee). Preliminary study has shown that this process is catalyzed by a Ru complex with a single monophosphorus ligand. %I ACS Publications