Wiley-VCH Verlag, ChemInform, 52(34), 2003
Elsevier, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 17(14), p. 2515-2519
DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4166(03)00489-0
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A novel approach to the asymmetric reduction of dihydro-b-carboline derivatives to the corresponding tetrahydro-b-carboline is described based on the supramolecular complex formed from calix[6]arene/chiral amine as an enzyme mimetic and NaBH 4 as the reducing agent.