Reduction [Asymmetric Synthesis] — includes chiral reagents and catalysts, such as cobalt-salen complexes, terpinene borane, and oxazaborolidines, designed for asymmetric reduction reactions. These reagents selectively direct the formation of new stereocenters, so the reduction product is obtained with a high enantiomeric excess.
Synthetic and organic chemists use this group to asymmetrically reduce ketones or imines to chiral alcohols or amines, for example through CBS (Corey-Bakshi-Shibata) reduction using oxazaborolidines. Cobalt-salen complexes and terpinene borane are commonly used as chiral catalysts or reagents in the synthesis of building blocks for pharmaceutical and agrochemical research. Selecting the correct catalyst enantiomer determines the stereocenter configuration of the final product formed.
Example products in this collection: TCI B2315 259259-80-8 (1S,2S)-N,N'-Bis(2-acetyl-3-oxo-2-butenylidene)-1,2-dimesitylethylenediaminato Cobalt(II), TCI C1614 112246-73-8 (+)-B-Chlorodiisopinocampheylborane (58% in Hexane, ca. 1.6mol/L), TCI B2314 361346-80-7 (1R,2R)-N,N'-Bis(2-acetyl-3-oxo-2-butenylidene)-1,2-dimesitylethylenediaminato Cobalt(II), TCI C2023 85116-37-6 (-)-B-Chlorodiisopinocampheylborane (55-65% in Heptane, ca. 1.7mol/L), TCI I0797 67826-92-0 (-)-Isopinocampheylborane TMEDA Complex, TCI D2130 112022-83-0 (R)-5,5-Diphenyl-2-methyl-3,4-propano-1,3,2-oxazaborolidine, TCI I0796 68297-74-5 (+)-Isopinocampheylborane TMEDA Complex, TCI D2131 112022-81-8 (S)-5,5-Diphenyl-2-methyl-3,4-propano-1,3,2-oxazaborolidine.
The choice depends on the enantiomer (R or S) that matches the configuration of the desired product, as well as the supply format, such as solutions in specific solvents at standard concentrations. All products are genuine Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) Japan products, with purity, packaging, and storage conditions listed on each item's page.
Other parallel categories under Asymmetric Synthesis, often used together in one laboratory workflow:
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