Cyclodextrin–[RuCl2(Arene)]2 conjugates: another way to enhance the enantioselectivity of aromatic ketones reduction by aromatic ligands' volume
摘要:
Eight amino alcohol-modified beta-CDs CD-1-CD-8 have been synthesized in acceptable yields and were employed to form artificial metalloenzymes with [RuCl2(Benzene)](2) and [RuCl2(Mesitylene)](2), respectively. All the conformations of CD-1 CD-8, the complexes between CD-1 CD-8 and [RuCl2(Arene)](2), and the inclusion complexes between CD-1 CD-8 and acetophenone were characterized by UV, H-1 NMR, H-1 ROESY NMR, and quantum calculation. The catalytic activity of the formed artificial metalloenzymes in the asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic ketones, especially the effect of the aromatic ligands' volume on the enantioselectivity were investigated in detail, in which it was obvious that the enantioselectivity increased as the increase in the aromatic ligands' volume. For the best artificial metalloenzyme constructed from the complex between CD-8 and [Rucl(2)(Mesitylene)](2), which not only exhibits a good tolerance to a wide range of substrates but also demonstrates some substrate selectivity, 76.39% ee was obtained for acetophenone and 79.67% ee for 2-acetylnaphthalene. A strategy to improve the enantioselectivity in the asymmetric reactions catalyzed by the artificial metalloenzymes based on CDs has been provided. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Amino alcohol-modified β-cyclodextrin inducing biomimetic asymmetric oxidation of thioanisole in water
作者:Hai-Min Shen、Hong-Bing Ji
DOI:10.1016/j.carres.2012.03.034
日期:2012.6
Inspired by beta-CD, a macrocyclic oligomers of D-(+)-glucopyranose and a renewable material, which could be obtained from starch, that can promote a lot of organic reactions in water, a green solvent, several amino alcohol-modified beta-CDs CD-1 to CD-7 were synthesized in the yields of 36-61%. Their conformations in vacuum and in aqueous solution were optimized by quantum calculation. Their complexes with sodium molybdate prepared in situ were characterized by H-1 NMR and were applied in the asymmetric oxidation of thioanisole. Their performance in inducing enantioselectivity was investigated in detail. For the optimal one, CD-1, moderate enantioselectivity (56% ee) was achieved in aqueous CH3COONa-HCl buffer solution (pH 7.0). The abilities of CD-1 to CD-7 to induce asymmetry are highly dependent on the pH value of the reaction medium and the structure of the modifying group. The origin of the moderate enantioselectivity and the reaction mechanism were investigated with the aid of H-1 ROESY NMR studies and quantum calculation. The moderate enantioselectivity was attributed to the two different binding models between CD-1 and thioanisole, which could be defined as intramolecular catalysis and intermolecular catalysis, in which intramolecular catalysis gave (S)-methyl phenyl sulfoxide and intermolecular catalysis gave (R, S)-methyl phenyl sulfoxide. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.