Enantioselective Synthesis of Optically Active Alkanephos- phonates<i>via</i>Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Substituted α,β-Unsaturated Phosphonates with Ferrocene-Based Monophosphoramidite Ligands
series of chiral β-substituted alkanephosphonates was synthesized in high enantioselectivities via the first rhodium-catalyzedasymmetrichydrogenation of the corresponding β-substituted-α,β-unsaturated phosphonates using a ferrocene-derived monophosphoramidite ligand, with which up to 99.5% ee have been achieved for the hydrogenation of (E)-substrates and 98.0% ee for (Z)-substrates.
Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate reduction of β-substituted α,β-unsaturated phosphonates: an efficient synthesis of optically active β-stereogenic alkylphosphonates
A series of chiral alkylphosphonates bearing beta-stereogenic center were synthesized in good enantioselectivities (up to 95% ee) via the CuH-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate reduction of beta-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated phosphonates under optimal conditions using Cu(OAc)(2)center dot H2O as the copper source, (R)-SEGPHOS as the ligand. PMHS as the siloxane, and t-BuOH as the additive. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.