Arenechromium complexed diastereomeric aminophosphine-phosphinite ligands derived from tetrahydroisoquinoline have been synthesised and examined as chiral auxiliaries in the hydrogenation of functionalised ketones. A cyclopentyl-substituted anti-stereoisomer is providing the highest enantioselectivities (up to > 99% ee). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
The chiral cationic rhodium aminophosphine-phosphinite complexes 4-6 were applied successfully in the asymmetric hydrogenation of α- (7-9), β- (10, 11) and γ- (12) aminoketone hydrochloride derivatives leading to the corresponding aminoalcohols in up to 97, 93, and 92 % enantiomeric excesses for the three types of substrates respectively.
A straightforward synthesis of new free and Cr(CO)(3) complexed AMPP ligands (4-7) is described starting from (S)-indoline-2-carboxylic acid. The ligands were applied successfully in the asymmetric hydrogenation of ex-functionalized ketones i.e. a ketolactone 8, a ketoamide 9 and an aminoketone 10 leading to the corresponding optically active alcohols in 99, 97, and 99% ee respectively. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Arenechromium complexed diastereomeric aminophosphine-phosphinite ligands derived from tetrahydroisoquinoline have been synthesised and examined as chiral auxiliaries in the hydrogenation of functionalised ketones. A cyclopentyl-substituted anti-stereoisomer is providing the highest enantioselectivities (up to > 99% ee). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.