The IPB has once again been recognized for its exemplary actions in terms of equal opportunity-oriented personnel and organizational policies and has received the TOTAL E-QUALITY certification for the…
The Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) has been organised by students from the two Leibniz institutes, IPK and IPB, every year for the last 20 years. In this interview, Christina Wäsch (IPK) and…
The reduction of prochiral ketones has been performed by Cr(II) L-amino acid complexes in aqueous DMF solution under mild conditions in good yields and moderate (up to 58%) ee values. The dependence of the yield and enantioselectivity on various factors such as the structure of the ligand, pH and the solvent has also been investigated. A mechanism based on SET from the Cr(II) ion followed by protonation by water and the formation of an organochromium intermediate is also proposed.