Addition and Correction for ChemComm:
Iron(II)–bis(isonitrile) complexes: novel catalysts in asymmetric transfer hydrogenations of aromatic
and heteroaromatic ketones
Anu Naik, Tapan Maji and Oliver Reiser
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4475–4477 (DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00508h)
Upon describing our experiments for the iron catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ASH) of cyclic
pyridyl ketones, we did not correctly describe the state of the art for this class of compounds in ASHs. The
ruthenium catalyzed ASH of such a compound has been described before (F. K. Cheung, C. Lin, F. Minissi,
A. L. Crivillé, M .A Graham, D. J. Fox and M. Wills, Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 4659–4662). Moreover, the ASH
of acyclic pyridyl ketones with ruthenium catalysts has been reported several times before. For a leading
reference see K. Okano, K. Murata and T. Ikariya, Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 9277–9280.
We thank Prof. M. Wills, University of Warwick, UK, for bringing this matter to our attention.
The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for this error and any consequent inconvenience to authors and readers.
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