Ruthenium–NHC‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Flavones and Chromones: General Access to Enantiomerically Enriched Flavanones, Flavanols, Chromanones, and Chromanols

Two to four! Readily available flavones and chromones were efficiently converted into four valuable chiral classes of O-heterocycles—flavanones, chromanones, flavanols, and chromanols—by means of an enantioselective Ru/NHC-catalyzed hydrogenation process (see scheme; NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene, PCC=pyridinium chlorochromate). As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.