Acetophenone → HCID 131732618, compound

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Reaction Steps

In a 25-ml Schlenk tube, 4.9 mg (0.00339 mmol, S/C=1000) of the ruthenium dimer complex produced in Example 5, acetophenone (0.82 g, 6.86 mmol), and 3.4 ml of a formic acid-triethylamine (5:2) azeotrope were mixed with each other, and the reaction was allowed to proceed at 60° C. for 5 hours. GC analysis of the reaction liquid showed that (S)-1-phenylethanol was formed with a conversion of 98.9% and 96.6% ee.

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