1
1
13
1
ꢀ
H– H and C– H spectra. Proton T
1
studies were performed
1.55 (s, 3H, CH
3
), 2.1–2.5 (b, 8H, CH
2
), 3.08 (m, 1H, H-5 ), 3.40
◦
◦
using the standard inversion recovery 180 –s–90 pulse sequence
method. A VG-Autospect was used for FAB mass spectral
analyses. The matrix was m-nitrobenzyl alcohol. The reaction
(m, 1H, CH=), 3.52 (m, 1H, CH=), 3.68 (m, 1H, H-5), 4.60 (m,
19
1H, H-4), 4.83 (m, 1H, CH=), 4.92 (m, 1H, CH=), 5.03 (d, 1H,
3
3
3
J
2–1 = 3.6 Hz, H-2), 5.61 (dd, 1H, J3–4 = 2.4 Hz, J3-P = 12 Hz,
3
under 1 atm of H
hydrogen vacuum line. The reactions under 5 and 30 atm
of H were carried out in a home-made 100 mL stainless
steel autoclave. Gas chromatography analyses were performed
in a Hewlett-Packard Model 5890A instrument. Enantiomeric
excesses (e.e.) were measured using a fused silica capillary
column 25 m × 0.25 mm Permabond L-Chirasil-Val for the
determination of e.e. for substrates 13 and 14, and a capillary col-
umn 30 m × 0.25 mm Chiraldex-G-TA for substrates 15 and 16.
2
was performed in a previously described
H-3), 6.02 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 3.6 Hz, H-1), 7.2–8.1 (m, 5H, CH=).
20
13
C NMR (CD
2
Cl
2
, ppm), d: 26.6 (CH
3
), 26.9 (CH
3
), 28.6 (CH ),
2
2
30.2 (CH
2
), 32.0 (CH
2
), 33.9 (CH
2
), 39.6 (C-5), 71.1 (CH=), 74.9
(CH=), 76.9 (C-4), 84.2 (C-3), 84.4 (C-2), 101.8 (d, JC-P = 13 Hz,
CH=), 102.5 (d, JC-P = 10 Hz, CH=), 105.7 (C-1), 113.5 (CMe
),
2
128–134 (C, Ar).
+
[Ir(cod)(2)]BF
(M-BF ). Anal. Calc. for C31
S, 3.91. Found: C, 45.01; H, 4.89; S, 3.60. P NMR (CD
4
8. colour: orange; Yield 55%; FAB : 733 m/z
4
H
41BF
4
IrO PS: C, 45.42; H, 5.04;
4
31
2
3
2
Cl ,
1
ppm), d: 112.3. H NMR (CD
2
Cl
2
, ppm), d: 1.18 (d, 3H, J =
3
6
CH
.4 Hz, CH
3
iPr), 1.39 (s, 3H, CH
3
), 1.48 (d, 3H, J = 6.4 Hz,
4
.2. Synthesis of rhodium and iridium complexes
i
3
ꢀ
Pr ), 1.58 (s, 3H, CH
3
), 2.1–2.5 (b, 8H, CH ), 2.79 (m, 1H,
2
i
General procedure.Thioether–phosphinite ligand (0.11 mmol)
H-5 ), 3.34 (m, 1H, CH Pr ), 3.43 (b, 2H, CH=), 3.59 (m, 1H,
3
was added to a solution of [M(cod)
2
]BF
4
(0.1 mmol M = Rh, Ir)
H-5), 4.53 (m, 1H, H-4), 4.98 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 4.0 Hz, H-2), 5.36
3
in 2 mL of dichloromethane. After stirring for 30 min, diethyl
ether was added to precipitate the corresponding complex, which
was filtered off, washed with cold diethyl ether and vacuum
(b, 3H, CH=, H-3), 6.02 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 4 Hz, H-1), 7.2–8.1 (m,
1
3
i
5H, CH=). C NMR (CD
Cl
2
, ppm), d: 22.9 (CH Pr ), 23.6
2
3
i
(CH
3
Pr ), 26.5 (CH
3
), 27.1 (CH
3
), 29.0 (d, CH
2
, JC-P = 3 Hz),
2
dried.
29.5 (C-5), 30.3 (d, CH
3 Hz), 33.2 (d, CH
2
, JC-P = 3 Hz), 32.2 (d, CH
, JC-P
=
+
i
[
Rh(cod)(1)]BF
M-BF ). Anal. Calc. for C34
S, 4.19. Found: C, 53.00; H, 5.00; S, 4.20. P NMR (CD
4
4. colour: yellow; Yield 82%; FAB : 677 m/z
2
, JC-P = 3 Hz), 45.5 (CH Pr ), 71.1 (CH=),
(
4
H
39BF
4
O
4
PRhS: C, 53.42; H, 5.14;
73.6 (CH=), 77.7 (C-4), 84.0 (C-3), 84.4 (d, C-2, JC-P = 10 Hz),
100.3 (d, CH=, JC-P = 10.7 Hz), 101.2 ((d, CH=, JC-P = 12.2 Hz),
3
1
2
Cl
, ppm),
), 2.2–2.6 (b, 8H, CH ), 2.83
2
,
1
1
ppm), d: 135.7 (d, JP-Rh = 163.0 Hz). H NMR (CD
2
Cl
2
105.4(C-1), 113.4 (CMe ), 129–134 (C, Ar).
2
+
d: 1.42 (s, 3H, CH
3
), 1.56 (s, 3H, CH
3
2
[Ir(cod)(3)]BF
(M-BF ). Anal. Calc. for C29
S, 4.05. Found: C, 43.90; H, 4.61; S, 3.90. P NMR (CD
4
9. colour: yellow; Yield 56%; FAB : 705 m/z
ꢀ
(
m, 1H, H-5 ), 3.18 (m, 1H, H-5), 3.89 (m, 1H, CH=), 4.03 (m,
4
H
37BF
4
IrO PS: C, 44.00; H, 4.71;
4
3
31
1
5
2
7
2
(
(
(
H, CH=), 4.55 (m, 1H, H-4), 5. 03 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 3.6 Hz, H-2),
2
Cl
, ppm), d: 1.42 (s, 3H, CH
2
,
3
1
.13 (m, 1H, CH=), 5.16 (m, 1H, CH=), 5.64 (dd, 1H, J3–4
=
ppm), d: 111.2. H NMR (CD
1.59 (s, 3H, CH ), 2.0–2.5 (b, 8H, CH
Cl
2
),
), 2.63 (m, 1H, H-5 ), 2.68
2
3
3
3
ꢀ
Hz, J3-P = 14 Hz, H-3), 6.01 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 3.6 Hz, H-1),
.2–8.1 (m, 5H, CH=). C NMR (CD
Cl , ppm), d: 26.6 (CH ),
6.9 (CH ), 28.2 (CH ), 29.5 (CH ), 32.0 (CH ), 33.5 (CH ), 38.1
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
(s, 3H, CH
3
–S), 3.27 (m, 1H, CH=), 3.52 (m, 1H, H-5), 3.55 (m,
3
1H, CH=), 4.58 (m, 1H, H-4), 5.03 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 3.6 Hz, H-2),
3
2
2
2
2
3
C-5), 76.9 (C-4), 84.7 (C-2), 84.9 (C-3), 88.3 (m, CH=), 105.7
5.20 (m, 1H, CH=), 5.38 (m, 1H, CH=), 5.60 (dd, 1H, J3–4
=
3
3
C-1), 112.2 (m, CH=), 112.5 (m, CH=), 113.5 (CMe
), 128–136
2.4 Hz, J3-P = 11.6 Hz, H-3), 6.03 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 3.6 Hz, H-1),
7.1–7.9 (m, 5H, CH=). C NMR (CD
Cl , ppm), d: 26.2 (CH ),
26.7 (CH ), 29.7 (CH ), 30.0 (CH ), 32.4 (CH ), 32.6 (CH ), 36.4
(CH
–S), 36.5 (C-5), 71.7 (CH=), 73.9 (CH=), 76.5 (C-4), 84.3
2
1
3
C, Ar).
2
2
3
+
[
Rh(cod)(2)]BF
M-BF ). Anal. Calc. for C31
4
5. colour: orange; Yield 52%; FAB : 643 m/z
3
2
2
2
2
(
4
H
41BF
4
O
4
PRhS: C, 50.98; H, 5.66;
3
3
1
S, 4.39. Found: C, 49.90; H, 5.20; S, 4.38. P NMR (CD
2
Cl
, ppm),
), 1.47
), 2.1–2.7 (b,
2
,
(C-3), 84.7 (C-2), 98.2 (d, CH=, JC–P = 10 Hz), 102.3 (d, CH=,
1
1
ppm), d: 133.4 (d, JP–Rh = 170.5 Hz). H NMR (CD
2
Cl
2
J
C–P = 12 Hz), 105.6 (C-1), 113.2 (CMe
2
), 128–135 (C, Ar).
3
d: 1.13 (d, 3H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH
3
iPr), 1.41 (s, 3H, CH
Pr ), 1.58 (s, 3H, CH
3
3
i
(
8
d, 3H, J = 6.4 Hz, CH
3
3
4
.3. In situ preparation of cis-dihydridoiridium complexes
ꢀ
i
H, CH
2
), 2.52 (b, 1H, H-5 ), 2.84 (m, 1H, CH, Pr ), 3.11 (m,
General procedure. In a typical experiment, hydrogen was
1
H, H-5), 3.94 (m, 2H, CH=), 4.48 (m, 1H, H-4), 5.02 (d, 1H,
3
bubbled through a solution of [Ir(cod)
2
]BF
4
(0.1 mmol) and
Cl (2 mL) at
J
2–1 = 4.0 Hz, H-2), 5.46 (m, 1H, CH=), 5.50 (m, 1H, H-3), 5.60
3
thioether–phosphinite ligand (0.11 mmol) in CD
2
2
(
m, 1H, CH=), 6.02 (d, 1H, J2–1 = 4 Hz, H-1), 7.1–8.0 (m, 5H,
◦
1
3
i
−70 C. After 30 min, the solution was transferred to an NMR
CH=). C NMR (CD
Cl
2
, ppm), d: 22.1 (CH
Pr ), 23.8 (CH
), 29.6 (C-5),
2
3
3
1
31
i
spectrometer tube ( H NMR and P NMR were recorded to the
Pr ), 26.1 (CH
3
), 26.8 (CH
3
), 28.3 (CH ), 28.5 (CH
), 43.9 (CH Pr ), 77.5 (C-4), 84.3 (C-2),
2
2
1
i
desired temperature). H NMR details are reported in Table 2.
3
8
(
(
1.7 (CH
4.7 (C-3), 84.8 (m, CH=), 87.1 (m, CH=), 105.2 (C-1), 110.1
), 128–133 (C, Ar).
2
), 32.9 (CH
2
3
1
[
[
Ir H
IrH
2
(cod)(1)]BF
(cod)(2)]BF
4
10. P NMR (CD
2
Cl
Cl
2
, ppm), d: 109.3.
, ppm), d: 100.7.
3
1
2
4
11a. P NMR (CD
Cl
2
2
m, CH=), 112.0 (m, CH=), 113.2 (CMe
Rh(cod)(3)]BF 6. colour: yellow; Yield 42%; FAB : 615 m/z
M-BF ). Anal. Calc. for C29 PRhS: C, 49.59; H, 5.31;
2
3
1
+
11b. P NMR (CD
Ir H (cod)(3)]BF
2
2
, ppm), d: 105.6.
[
4
3
1
[
2
4
12. P NMR (CD
2
Cl
2
, ppm), d: 108.0.
4
H
37BF
4
O
4
3
1
S, 4.57. Found: C, 49.00; H, 5.12; S, 4.67. P NMR (CD
2
Cl
, ppm),
), 2.3–2.6 (b, 8H, CH ), 2.40
2
,
1
1
4
.4. Asymmetric hydrogenation reactions
Hydrogenation of prochiral olefins under 1 atm. In a typical
experiment, a schlenk tube was filled with a solvent solution
6 mL) of substrate (1 mmol), [M(cod) ]BF (0.01 mmol) and
ligand (0.011 mmol). This was then purged three times with
vacuum and H . The reaction mixture was then shaken under
(1 bar) at room temperature. To remove the catalyst, the
solution was placed on a short silica gel column and eluted with
CH Cl . Conversion and enantiomeric excesses were determined
ppm), d: 134.4 (d, JP–Rh = 165.9 Hz). H NMR (CD
2
Cl
2
d: 1.42 (s, 3H, CH
s, 3H, CH
3
), 1.59 (s, 3H, CH
3
2
ꢀ
(
3
–S), 2.50 (b, 1H, H-5 ), 3.02 (m, 1H, H-5), 3.82 (m,
1
H, CH=), 4.02 (m, 1H, CH=), 4.54 (m, 1H, H-4), 5.04 (d, 1H,
(
2
4
3
J
2–1 = 4.0 Hz, H-2), 5.44 (m, 1H, CH=), 5.59 (m, 1H, CH=),
3 3
5
.65 (dd, 1H, J3–4 = 2 Hz, J3-P = 11.6 Hz, H-3), 6.02 (d, 1H,
2
3
13
J
2–1 = 4.0 Hz, H-1), 7.1–8.1 (m, 5H, CH=). C NMR (CD
2
Cl
), 32.4
–S), 76.7 (C-4), 84.5
2
,
H
2
ppm), d: 26.5 (CH
(
(
1
3
), 27.0 (CH
3
), 29.4 (CH
2
), 29.5 (CH
2
CH
2
), 33.6 (CH
2
), 35.3 (C-5), 35.6 (CH
3
2
2
C-2), 85.5 (C-3), 85.6 (m, CH=), 87.6 (m, CH=), 105.8 (C-1),
by gas chromatography.
09.1 (m, CH=), 112.8 (m, CH=), 113.5 (CMe
), 128–135 (C,
2
Ar).
Hydrogenation of prochiral olefins under 5 or 30 atm.
In a typical experiment, the autoclave was filled with a
dichloromethane solution (6 mL) of substrate (1 mmol),
+
[
Ir(cod)(1)]BF
M-BF
4
7 colour: yellow; Yield 93%; FAB : 767 m/z
(
4
). Anal. Calc. for C34
H
39BF
4
IrO PS: C, 47.83; H, 4.60;
4
31
S, 3.76. Found: C, 47.10; H, 4.12; S, 3.20. P NMR (CD
ppm), d: 112.9. H NMR (CD
2
Cl
2
,
[M(cod)
2
]BF
4
(0.01 mmol) and ligand (0.011 mmol). This was
. The reaction
1
2
Cl
2
, ppm), d: 1.41 (s, 3H, CH
3
),
then purged three times with vacuum and H
2
D a l t o n T r a n s . , 2 0 0 5 , 2 5 5 7 – 2 5 6 2
2 5 6 1