31021-02-0Relevant articles and documents
Highly Enantioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Conjugated Trisubstituted Enones
Peters, Bram B. C.,Jongcharoenkamol, Jira,Krajangsri, Suppachai,Andersson, Pher G.
supporting information, p. 242 - 246 (2021/01/13)
Asymmetric hydrogenation of conjugated enones is one of the most efficient and straightforward methods to prepare optically active ketones. In this study, chiral bidentate Ir-N,P complexes were utilized to access these scaffolds for ketones bearing the stereogenic center at both the α- and β-positions. Excellent enantiomeric excesses, of up to 99%, were obtained, accompanied with good to high isolated yields. Challenging dialkyl substituted substrates, which are difficult to hydrogenate with satisfactory chiral induction, were hydrogenated in a highly enantioselective fashion.
Ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of chiral exocyclic allylic alcoholsviachemoselective transfer hydrogenation of 2-arylidene cycloalkanones
Zhang, Kaili,Liu, Qixing,He, Renke,Chen, Danyi,Deng, Zhangshuang,Huang, Nianyu,Zhou, Haifeng
supporting information, p. 1628 - 1632 (2021/03/09)
An exclusive asymmetric reduction of C=O bonds of 2-arylidene four-, five-, six-, and seven-membered cycloalkanones has been studied systematically. The asymmetric transfer hydrogenation was performed using a robust and commercially available chiral diamine-derived ruthenium complex as a catalyst and HCOOH/Et3N as a hydrogen source under mild conditions, giving 51 examples of chiral exocyclic allylic alcohols in up to 96% yield and 99% ee. This method was also applicable to the gram-scale synthesis of the active intermediates of the anti-inflammatory loxoprofen and natural product (?)-goniomitine.
Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of exocyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds
Yang, Jiaxin,Li, Xiuxiu,You, Cai,Li, Shuailong,Guan, Yu-Qing,Lv, Hui,Zhang, Xumu
supporting information, p. 856 - 859 (2020/02/15)
A highly enantioselective hydrogenation of exocyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds catalyzed by Rh/bisphosphine-thiourea (ZhaoPhos) has been developed, giving the corresponding α-chiral cyclic lactones, lactams and ketones with high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% yield and 99% ee). Remarkably, the hydrogen bond between the substrate and the catalyst plays a critical role in this transformation. The synthetic utility of this protocol has been demonstrated by efficient synthesis of chiral 3-(4-fluorobenzyl)piperidine, a key chiral fragment of bioactive molecules.
