Enantioselective hydrogenation of a cyclic imidoketone over chirally modified Pt/Al2O3

Abstract
1-Ethyl-4,4-dimethylpyrrolidine-2,3,5-trione 1 has been synthesized, and hydrogenated with 91% ee to (R)-1-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4,4-dimethylpyrrolidine-2,5-dione (2) using a 5 mass% Pt/Al2O3 catalyst modified by cinchonidine