Catalyst structure and the enantioselective cyclopropanation of alkenes by copper complexes of biaryldiimines: the importance of ligand acceleration
摘要:
The use of chiral non-racemic biaryl copper(I) complexes in the enantioselective cyclopropanation of a number of olefins with either ethyl or tert-butyl diazoacetate: is described. Lack of ligand acceleration and the presence of equilibrium amounts of catalytically active uncomplexed Cu(I) ions account for lowered enantioselectivity when using certain ligands. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
A remarkable increase in catalytic activity is found for the asymmetric cyclopropanation of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene with diazoacetate by use of the chiral copper Schiff-base complexes, which are derived from substituted salicylaldehydes, chiral aminoalcohols, and copper acetate monohydrate. Furthermore, a combination of a chiral copper Schiff-base with a Lewis acid showed an increase in yield (up to 90%) and in enantioselectivity (up to 90% ee) for the asymmetric cyclopropanation of the diene with t-butyl diazoacetate at 20degreesC. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Studies of Copper−Bisoxazoline-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of 2,5-Dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene
In the [bis(4R)-(1-naphthyl)-5,5-diniethyloxazoline}/copper]catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene with tert-butyl diazoacetate, the effects of a counterion of the copper complex were studied. The[CuCl/bisoxazoline/ Ph3CPF6] catalyst was found to enhance both the catalytic efficiency and the stereoselectivity (the catalyst 0.2 mol %, yield 92%, trans/cis = 88/12, 96% ee for the trans product), compared to our previously reported CuOTf/bisoxazoline catalyst. The density functional calculations were performed to elucidate the effects of the counterion as well as the effects of the gem-dimethyl groups at the 5-position on the bisoxazoline ligand.