Zinc acetate complexes with a chiral diphenylethylenediamine (DPEDA)-derived ligand have been proved to be efficient catalysts for the enantioselectivehydrosilylation of aryl ketones. Replacing pyrophoric dialkylzinc with the readily available zinc salt simplifies the procedures and provides excellent conversions (up to >99%) and enantioselectivities (ees up to 97%).
Enantioselective Hydrosilylation of Imines Catalyzed by Chiral Zinc Acetate Complexes
作者:Agata Bezłada、Marcin Szewczyk、Jacek Mlynarski
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.5b02613
日期:2016.1.4
A series of zinc acetate complexes with optically pure diphenylethanediamine (DPEDA)-derived ligands have been employed as enantioselectivecatalyst for the hydrosilylation of various imines. High control of stereoselectivity (up to 97% ee) and excellent yields (up to 96%) were gained for a broad range of N-phosphinoylimines by using (R,R)-N,N′-dibenzyl-1,2-diphenylethane-1,2-diamine. This is the first
A highly enantioselective method for the synthesis of β‐hydroxy esters via reductive aldolreaction of acrylates with aryl and heteroaromatic ketones is described. In situ generated catalyst composed of zinc acetate and chiral diamine afforded enantioenriched tertiary alcohols in high yields and with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 91% ee). This is also the first successful application of the zinc