• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1317-1324
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• 2009

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of α-functionalized arylketones has been studied. The chiral Rh-catalyst effectively performed in transfer hydrogenation of $\alpha$-mesyloxyketones with an azeotropic mixture of formic acid/triethylamine to produce optically active 1-arylethandiols with excellent enantioselectivity.