Optically active transition metal-diamine compound and process for producing optically active alcohol with the same
申请人:Amano Akira
公开号:US20070149831A1
公开(公告)日:2007-06-28
The present invention provides a water-soluble transition metal-diamine complex which can be easily separated from reaction products through liquid separation, etc. and is recycleable; an optically active diamine compound constituting the ligand of the complex; and a catalyst for asymmetric synthesis which comprises these. The present invention relates to a water-soluble optically active transition metal-diamine complex represented by the formula (2):
[wherein R
1
and R
2
each represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group, —SO
2
R
13
(wherein R
13
is a hydrocarbon group, substituted amino, etc.), etc.; R
3
to R
12
each represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group, alkoxy, substituted amino, etc.; M represents a transition metal; X represents halogen; L represents a ligand; and * indicates an asymmetric carbon atom; provided that at least one of R
3
to R
7
and R
8
to R
12
is substituted amino], a catalyst for asymmetric synthesis containing the complex, and a process for producing an optically active alcohol, which comprises using the catalyst to asymmetrically reduce a ketone.
本发明提供了一种水溶性过渡金属二胺络合物,可以通过液体分离等方式轻松地与反应产物分离,并且可回收利用;构成络合物配体的手性二胺化合物;以及包括这些化合物的不对称合成催化剂。本发明涉及一种由式(2)表示的水溶性手性过渡金属二胺络合物:[其中R1和R2分别表示氢、烃基、—SO2R13(其中R13是烃基、取代氨基等)、等;R3到R12分别表示氢、烃基、烷氧基、取代氨基等;M表示过渡金属;X表示卤素;L表示配体;*表示手性碳原子;但至少一个R3到R7和R8到R12是取代氨基],包含该络合物的不对称合成催化剂,以及使用该催化剂将酮不对称还原生产手性醇的方法。