Chemical transformation of substrates using nonmetallic, organic catalyst compositions
申请人:The Regents of the Univerisity of California
公开号:US06369243B1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-09
A method is provided for catalytically transforming a functional group within a first reactant by reaction with a second reactant in the presence of a nonmetallic, organic catalyst composition composed of a heteroatom-containing activator and an acid, or a salt of a heteroatom-containing activator and an acid. Exemplary first reactants are &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated ketones and &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated aldehydes. The heteroatom of the activator is a Group 15 or Group 16 element such as nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or phosphorus, and exemplary heteroatom-containing activators are amines. Chiral heteroatom-containing activators can be used to catalyze enantioselective reactions, such that a chiral product is obtained from a chiral or achiral starting material in enantiomerically pure form.
提供了一种方法,通过在非金属有机催化剂组合物的存在下,使第一反应物中的一个官能团与第二反应物发生反应,从而催化转化它。该催化剂组合物由含杂原子的活化剂和酸组成,或者由含杂原子的活化剂和酸的盐组成。示例第一反应物是α,β-不饱和羰基化合物,如α,β-不饱和酮和α,β-不饱和醛。活化剂的杂原子是第15组或第16组元素,如氮、氧、硫或磷,示例含杂原子的活化剂是胺。手性含杂原子的活化剂可用于催化对映选择性反应,从而从手性或不手性的起始物质中获得对映纯形式的手性产物。