New Chiral Thiophene−Salen Chromium Complexes for the Asymmetric Henry Reaction
摘要:
Chiral thiophene-salen chromium complexes were investigated in their monomeric form as soluble catalysts in the enantioselective Henry reaction of several aldehydes. The anodic polymerization of one complex led to an insoluble powder that was successfully used as a heterogeneous catalyst for the transformation of 2-methoxybenzaldehyde with enantiomeric excesses up to 77%. The polymerized catalyst was recovered and also recycled in an original multisubstrate procedure.
Electrochemical oxidation is described as a very efficient polymerization procedure for the heterogenization of metallic chiral catalysts. From chromium chiral complexes based on salenâthiophene ligands, this methodology provided an efficient access to various polymers. Recovered as insoluble powders, these materials were tested in different enantioselective heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Structural modifications were introduced on the salen core in order to evaluate their influence on redox polymer properties and on the enantioselectivity of the catalysis. Electrochemical experiments showed the particular stability of these deposited materials at the electrode surface and SEM analyses suggested the influence of the electropolymerization conditions on their morphology.
New Chiral Thiophene−Salen Chromium Complexes for the Asymmetric Henry Reaction
作者:Anaïs Zulauf、Mohamed Mellah、Emmanuelle Schulz
DOI:10.1021/jo802769y
日期:2009.3.6
Chiral thiophene-salen chromium complexes were investigated in their monomeric form as soluble catalysts in the enantioselective Henry reaction of several aldehydes. The anodic polymerization of one complex led to an insoluble powder that was successfully used as a heterogeneous catalyst for the transformation of 2-methoxybenzaldehyde with enantiomeric excesses up to 77%. The polymerized catalyst was recovered and also recycled in an original multisubstrate procedure.