Polar phosphonic acid-derived Ru-BINAP systems were used to catalyze asymmetric hydrogenation of beta-keto esters in room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) with complete conversions and ee values higher than those obtained from homogeneous reactions in MeOH (up to 99.3%), and were recycled by simple extraction and used for four times without the loss of activity and enantioselectivity.

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