Stereoselective Synthesis of Norephedrine and Norpseudoephedrine by Using Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation Accompanied by Dynamic Kinetic Resolution
作者:Hyeon-Kyu Lee、Soyeong Kang、Eun Bok Choi
DOI:10.1021/jo300867y
日期:2012.6.15
Each of the enantiomers of both norephedrine and norpseudoephedrine were stereoselectively prepared from the common, prochiral cyclic sulfamidate imine of racemic 1-hydroxy-1-phenyl-propan-2-one by employing asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) catalyzed by the well-defined chiral Rh-complexes, (S,S)- or (R,R)-Cp*RhCl(TsDPEN), and HCO2H/Et3N as the hydrogen source. The ATH processes are carried out under mild conditions (rt, 15 min) and are accompanied by dynamic kinetic resolution.