quantitative reduction of aromatic aldehydes, ketones, diketones and oxo aldehydes to alcohols by use of TiCl3/NH3 in aqueous methanol solution is reported. The reducing system distinguishes between different classes of aldehydes and/or ketones, and many functionalities that usually do not survive under reducing conditions are tolerated well. The concept of reversal of chemoselectivity has also been developed
A new class of amine N-oxides derived from trans-2,5-diphenylpyrrolidine were synthesized in enantiomerically pure form and tested as metal-free catalysts in the reaction of aldehydes with allyl(trichloro)silane to afford homoallylic alcohols. The products were obtained in fair to good yields and up to 85% ee. The behavior of structurally different catalysts and the influence of a coordinating unit present in the organocatalyst on controlling the stereochemical efficiency of the reaction were also investigated. Noteworthy a catalyst capable of promoting the allylation of aliphatic aldehydes with an almost unprecedent and unusually high enantioselectivity, up to 85%, was identified.
A new Rh(III) complex containing the TsDPEN ligand and an η6-arene connected through a carbon tether is reported. The asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of a series of ketones catalyzed by this complex using the formic acid/triethylamine system provided the corresponding alcohols with complete conversions and a high level of enantioselectivity.
Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of (Hetero)arylketones with Tethered Rh(III)–<i>N</i>-(<i>p</i>-Tolylsulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethylene-1,2-diamine Complexes: Scope and Limitations
A series of new tethered Rh(III)/Cp* complexes containing the N-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethylene-1,2-diamine ligand have been prepared, characterized, and evaluated in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of a wide range of (hetero)aryl ketones. The reaction was performed under mild conditions with the formic acid/triethylamine (5:2) system as the hydrogen source and provided enantiomerically
Stereoselective Synthesis ofanti-1,4-Diols by a BH3⋅THF-Mediated Rearrangement of 1,2-Disubstituted Cyclobutenes
作者:Kolja M. Knapp、Bernd Goldfuss、Paul Knochel
DOI:10.1002/chem.200304902
日期:2003.11.7
A new stereoselective rearrangement of cyclobutylboranes, obtained by the hydroboration of 1,2-disubstituted cyclobutenes, provides anti-1,4-diols with good-to-excellent diastereoselectivity. The mechanism of the rearrangement is discussed based on theoretical calculations.