Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Ruthenium Bis-Allyl Complexes with Chiral Phosphine-Phosphite Ligands
作者:Mónica Vaquero、Sergio Vargas、Andrés Suárez、Sergio E. Garcı́a-Garrido、Eleuterio Álvarez、Manuel Mancera、Antonio Pizzano
DOI:10.1021/om300018s
日期:2012.5.14
A series of ruthenium bis-allyl complexes of formula Ru(eta(3)-2-MeC3H4)(2)(P-OP) (I) which incorporate chiral phosphine-phosphite ligands (P-OP) have been prepared and characterized. Compounds I exist in solution as a mixture of two diastereomers (maj and min) differing in the configuration at the metal. Both isomers are in equilibrium in solution, and their ratio varies with the nature of the P-OP ligand. Along the series, higher values of the maj/min ratio were observed with complexes bearing less sterically encumbered phosphite groups. In reactions of compounds I with protic reagents removal of one or two ally! ligands has been observed. Thus, reaction of 1h with pentachlorophenol produces the mixed allyl-phenoxide 3h, whereas reaction of la or 1h with tiglic acid produces the corresponding tiglates 4a,h, respectively. In addition, compounds I generate active catalysts for the hydrogenation of tiglic and 2-methyl-2-pentenoic acids. By appropriate optimization of the structure of the P-OP ligand, enantioselectivities up to 89% ee were obtained in these reactions. In addition, complexes I also catalyze the ROMP reaction of norbornene, although low initiation rates have been observed for this process.