Efficient Enantioselective Synthesis of Optically Active Diols by Asymmetric Hydrogenation with Modular Chiral Metal Catalysts
作者:Renat Kadyrov、René M. Koenigs、Claus Brinkmann、David Voigtlaender、Magnus Rueping
DOI:10.1002/anie.200902835
日期:2009.9.28
Valuable vicinal 1,2‐diols can be prepared with high enantioselectivity by the asymmetric ruthenium‐catalyzed hydrogenation of aryl‐ and alkyl‐substituted α‐hydroxy ketones (see scheme). The ligands, which are distinguished by their modular construction, display excellent enantioface differentiation.
Distinct Reactivity of Mono- and Bis-NHC Silver Complexes: Carbene Donors versus Carbene–Halide Exchange Reagents
作者:Ulrich Hintermair、Ulli Englert、Walter Leitner
DOI:10.1021/om101056y
日期:2011.7.25
N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of silver is an established technique for their use as carbene transfer reagents. While it is known that both mono-NHC Ag(I) and bis-NHC Ag(I) complexes are accessible, different reactivities of these species have not been explored synthetically. Whereas the commonly used mono-NHC Ag(I) complexes act as NHC donors only, we found that a bis-NHC Ag(I) complex was capable of transferring
New diphosphinite ligands based on atropoisomeric diol backbones and (R,R)-2,5-dimethylphospholane moieties have been prepared and fully characterised. For each ligand structure, both diastereomers have been synthesised. These ligands are available through a straightforward procedure in good yields. The solid state structures of two diastereomeric ligands are reported. These ligands have been applied to Rh-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenations and hydroformylations of C=C bonds as well as in Ir-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenations of C=N bonds. Turnover frequencies in the range of 10,000 h(-1) and enantioselectivities of up to 98% ee have been achieved. The different chirality elements within the ligands led to marked cooperative effect in catalysis. Interestingly, there is no general privileged diastereomeric structure but rather a matched diastereomer for each application. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Asymmetric Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed C–C Activations with Zwitterionic Bis-phospholane Ligands
作者:Evelyne Parker、Nicolai Cramer
DOI:10.1021/om4011627
日期:2014.2.10
The development of unconventional ligand scaffolds is an important aspect to alter reaction pathways of transition-metal-catalyzed reactions. The nature of the counterion of cationic metal complexes plays an important role in the catalyst reactivity. We herein report a chiral anionic bidentate bis-phosphine ligand based on the popular phospholane scaffold. Subsequently, zwitterionic rhodium(I) complexes with no external counterion were synthesized, and their potential was evaluated in asymmetric carbon carbon bond activation of cyclobutanones. This type of rhodium complex allows, for a significantly lower reaction temperature than analogous cationic rhodium complexes and enables, for the first time, asymmetric transformations with up to 93.5:6.5 enantiomeric ratio.
Bisphospholane Josiphos-type ligands were synthesized in high yields employing electrophilic and nucleophilic phospholane synthons. Full characterization data including solid-state structures of the diastereomeric ligands are reported. These ligands resulted in active and enantioselective iridium catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of imines. Pronounced cooperative effects of the chiral elements within the ligand structure were observed and enantioselectivities of up to 74% ee were achieved.