Synthesis of amino acid derived imidazolidinium salts as new NHC precatalysts
摘要:
The preparation of new chiral symmetrically and unsymmetrically N,N'-disubstituted imidazolium based NHC salts Ib, IIb, IIIa-c and IVc-h from the amino acids L-proline and L-phenylalanine, is reported. Some preliminary tests have been carried out, demonstrating that the chiral NHCs give chiral induction in organometallic catalysis and can be used as organocatalysts. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chiral NHC Ligands for Enantioselective Gold(I) Catalysis Under Aerobic Conditions: the Importance of Conformational Flexibility and Steric Hindrance of NHC Ligand on Reactivity
of chiral NHC−Au−Cl complexes, bearing sterically encumbered NHC ligands, has been accessed by merging anilines with commercially available chiral aminoalcohols and amines. Evaluation of the catalytic activity in enantioselective allenol cyclization has pointed out the importance of the steric hindrance and conformationalflexibility of the NHC core for reactivity. Ion metathesis between NHC−Au−Cl
Asymmetric induction afforded by chiral azolylidene N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) catalysts
作者:Ragnhild B. Strand、Trygve Helgerud、Tina Solvang、Amund Dolva、Christian A. Sperger、Anne Fiksdahl
DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2012.09.004
日期:2012.10
Screening studies of new chiral imidazolium and triazolium based NHC salts I-VIII as ligands in asymmetric organometallic catalysis and as organocatalysts showed that these catalysts efficiently promoted the reactions. Moderate enantioselectivities (55-57% ee) were obtained in the asymmetric Cu-NHC catalysed conjugate additions of diethylzinc to cyclohexenone, in accordance with most previous studies. The chiral induction afforded in the gold(I)-NHC catalysed cyclopropanation reactions was low (< 28% ee). However, these results represent the first reported chiral gold(I)-NHC catalysed olefin cyclopropanation. The NHC-organocatalysed asymmetric cross-annulation of cinnamaldehyde and trifluoroacetophenone gave lower enantioselectivity (< 50% ee) but higher yields of the gamma-lactone product relative to previous reports. The enantioselectivities obtained varied considerably, even within a group of structurally closely related NHCs. This study demonstrates the challenge of designing NHCs with a general ability to induce asymmetry in a broader range of reactions. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.