Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of 2-oxo-4-arybutanoic acids to 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutanoic acids
摘要:
The Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-oxo-4-arybutanoic acids to afford 2-hydroxy-4-arybutanoic acids was accomplished by employing SunPhos as chiral ligand and 1 M aq HBr as additive. The high enantioselectivities (88.4%-92.6% ee) and efficiency (TON=10,000, TOF=300 h(-1)) make this method efficient for the synthesis of an important intermediate, (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid, for ACE inhibitors. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Highly Enantioselective Sequential Hydrogenation of Ethyl 2-Oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoate to Ethyl 2-Hydroxy-4-arylbutyrate
作者:Qinghua Meng、Lufeng Zhu、Zhaoguo Zhang
DOI:10.1021/jo801140j
日期:2008.9.19
The hydrogenation of (E)-ethyl 2-oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoate with [NH2Me2](+)[RuCl [(S)-SunPhos]}2(mu-Cl-3] gave ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutyrate with 94-96% ee. Further investigation has proved that the hydrogenation proceeded via a sequential hydrogenation of C = O and C = C bonds, which is sensitive to the reaction temperature. Hydrolysis of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate (ee 93%) provided the 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid with 81 % yield at 99% ee after a single recrystallization from 1, 2-dichloroethylene.
Direct Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2-Oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoic Acids
A challenging direct asymmetric hydrogenation of (E)-2-oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoic acids to give 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutanoic acids (85.4-91.8% ee) was achieved with a Ru catalyst based on SunPhos as the chiral ligand. Further investigation of the reaction revealed that partial isomerization of 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutenoic acids was involved in the hydrogenation process. Employing the reaction conditions to the hydrogenation of 2-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acid resulted in better enantioselectivity (91.8% ee) and efficiency (TON = 2000, TOF = 200 h(-1)), which offers a useful method for the synthesis of a common intermediate for ACE inhibitors.