Highly efficient enantio-differentiating hydrogenation over an ultrasonicated raney nickel catalyst modified with tartaric acid

Abstract
A tartaric acid–NaBr-modified Raney nickel catalyst prepared from ultrasonicated Raney nickel showed excellent enantio-differentiating and hydrogenating activity in the hydrogenation of a series of 3-oxoalkanoate and 1,3-diketones.