Employing anilines as nucleophiles in double carbonylation is a longstanding challenge. In this communication, a Mn(III)-promoted double carbonylation of alkylborates or Hantzsch esters with anilines toward the synthesis of α-ketoamides has been developed. By using easily available potassium alkyltrifluoroborates or Hantzsch esters as the starting material, and cheap and non-toxic Mn(OAc)3 ⋅ 2H2O as
A New Class of Tunable Dendritic Diphosphine Ligands: Synthesis and Applications in the Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Functionalized Ketones
作者:Baode Ma、Tingting Miao、Yihua Sun、Yanmei He、Ji Liu、Yu Feng、Hui Chen、Qing-Hua Fan
DOI:10.1002/chem.201402709
日期:2014.8.4
dendritic 2,2′‐bis(diphenylphosphino)‐1,1′‐binaphthyl (BINAP) ligands was prepared by attaching polyaryl ether dendrons onto the four phenyl rings on the P atoms. Their ruthenium complexes were employed in the asymmetric hydrogenation of β‐ketoesters, α‐ketoesters, and α‐ketoamides to reveal the effects of dendron size on the catalytic properties. The second‐ and third‐generation catalysts exhibited excellent
A syn-selective catalyticasymmetric 1,4-addition of α-ketoanilides to nitroalkenes is described. The homodinuclear Ni2-Schiff base 1b complex was suitable for the reaction, and products were obtained in 61−92% yield, 8.3:1 → 20:1 syn-selectivity, and 72−98% ee. Stereoselective transformation of the 1,4-adduct to a trisubstituted pyrrolidine was also performed.