TITANIUM COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR ASYMMETRIC CYANATION OF IMINES
申请人:Seayad Abdul Majeed
公开号:US20100185000A1
公开(公告)日:2010-07-22
The present invention relates to titanium catalysts for asymmetric synthesis reactions produced by bringing a reaction mixture obtained by contacting water and a titanium alkoxide into contact with an optically active ligand represented by the general formula (a), wherein R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, and R
4
are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, and A* represents a group with two or more carbon atoms having an asymmetric carbon atom or axial asymmetry. The invention further relates to a process for asymmetric cyanation of imines, wherein the process comprises reacting an imine with a cyanating agent in the presence of the titanium catalyst.