1-Acetylnaphthalene → (1R)-1-(Naphthalen-1-yl)ethan-1-ol

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To 100 mL of an autoclave was fed 11.7 mg (0.010 mmol) of RuCl2[(S)-binap][(S)-binaphthyldiamine]. After purging with argon, 2.8 mL of 2-propanol and 50 μL (0.025 mmol) of KOH/2-propanol (0.5M solution) were added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. After addition of 0.38 mL (2.5 mmol) of 1′-acetonaphthone, stirring was conducted at room temperature for 4 hours at a hydrogen pressure adjusted to 0.8 Mpa. The reaction mixture was concentrated by distilling off the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was filtered using silica gel, whereby 202 mg (yield: 47%) of (R)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethanol was obtained. The enantio-selectivity was 30%ee.

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