[reaction: see text] Enol acetates or ketones asymmetrically transformed to chiral acetates in high yields with high optical purities through multistep reactions catalyzed by a lipase and a ruthenium complex. 2,6-Dimethylheptan-4-ol was chosen as a suitable hydrogen donor, and 4-chlorophenyl acetate was used as an acyl donor for the conversion of ketones.
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Jung et al. (2000) studied this question.