Table 3 Asymmetric hydrogenation of β-acyloxy β-substituted
α,β-unsaturated phosphonic acid diethyl estersa
hydrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for the specified
period of time. The hydrogen gas was released and the conver-
sion was determined by 31P NMR or 1H NMR analysis. The
reaction mixture was filtered through a short pad of silica gel and
eluted with EtOAc. The ee of the product was determined by
chiral HPLC.
Acknowledgements
Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (Nos. 21172237, 20821002, 21032007), the Major
Basic Research Development Program of China (Grant No.
2010CB833300), the Science and Technology Commission of
Shanghai Municipality, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is
gratefully acknowledged.
Entry Substrate Ligand PH (atm) T (h) Conv. (%)b Ee (%)c
2
1
2
3
3a
3b
3c
L4
L5
L5
20
10
50
16
16
24
>99
>99
86
95(+)
96(−)
93(+)
a Unless otherwise specified, all reactions were carried out with
0.25 mmol of substrate in 2.5 mL of CH2Cl2 in the presence of 1 mol%
of catalyst generated in situ from [Rh(cod)2]BF4 and 2 equiv of the
ligand. b Determined by 31P NMR analysis. c Determined by chiral
HPLC.
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Experimental
1. General procedure for hydrogenations under ambient
pressure
The chiral monodentate phosphoramidite ligand (5 μmol) and
Rh(cod)2BF4 (2.5 μmol; cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) were added
to CH2Cl2 (1.2 mL) in a Schlenk tube under argon atmosphere.
A hydrogen balloon was switched to the Schlenk tube to replace
the argon. The mixture was stirred for 10 min and then the sub-
strate 1 (0.25 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (1.3 mL) was added. The reac-
tion mixture was stirred for the specified period of time. The
hydrogen gas was released and the conversion was determined
by 31P NMR or H NMR analysis of an aliquot of the mixture.
The reaction mixture was filtered through a short pad of silica
gel and eluted with EtOAc. The ee of the product was deter-
mined by chiral HPLC.
1
2. General procedure for hydrogenations under pressures
higher than 1 atm
The chiral monodentate phosphoramidite ligand (5 μmol) and
Rh(cod)2BF4 (2.5 μmol; cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) were dis-
solved in 2.5 mL of solvent under argon atmosphere in a vial.
The vial was transferred into a Parr steel autoclave in a glove
box, where the substrate 3 (0.25 mmol) was added into the cata-
lyst solution. The autoclave was sealed and purged three times
with hydrogen and finally pressurized to a specified pressure of
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