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Table 2
Table 4
Crystallographic data for C25H38N2Cl4Ru.
ATH of ketones using ligand 2c.
Crystal data
Entry
Ketone
T (ꢁC)
t (h)
Yield (%)
ee (%)
Chemical formula
Formula weight
Temperature (K)
Space group
C25H38N2Cl4Ru
609.44
293(2)
P21
Monoclinic
9.2088(6), 12.1642(6), 12.6561(11)
90.00, 100.322(6), 90.00
1394.76(17)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PhCOCH2CH3
80
80
40
80
40
80
80
40
40
80
80
80
40
2
0.5
4
0.5
4
0.5
2
4
12
2
2
0.5
4
68
99
92
93
83
60
96
35
47
92
87
99
63
99
91
96
92
97
91
90
99
98
94
99
91
94
20Cl-PhCOCH3
20Cl-PhCOCH3
40Cl-PhCOCH3
Crystal system
a, b, c (Å)
40Cl-PhCOCH3
40MeO-PhCOCH3
40MeO-PhCOCH3
40MeO-PhCOCH3
40MeO-PhCOCH3
30,4’e(CH3)2ePhCOCH3
2-Acetylnaphthone
PhCOCH2Cl
a
,
b
,
g
(ꢁ)
Cell volume (Å3)
Formula unit cell Z
rcalc (g/cm3)
2
9
1.451
628.0
0.961
10
11
12
13
F(000)
Absorption coefficient
Crystal size (mm3)
Data collection
Diffractometer
Temperature (K)
m
(mmꢀ1
)
0.4719 ꢂ 0.1871 ꢂ 0.1342
PhCOCH2Cl
Xcalibur, Eos
293(2)
Reactions conditions: 5% mol ligand, 2.5% mol [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2, 0.5 mmol ketone,
5 mmol HCO2Na, SDS (2% mol), H2O.
Radiation/wavelength (Å)
Reflections measured
MoKa/0.71070
6334
Independent/observed reflections 4700/4031
chloroacetophenone derivatives were used, the yield was >90%
after 0.5 h at 80 ꢁC. The decrease of the reaction temperature from
80 to 40 led to extend the reaction time and to slightly increase the
enantioselectivity (Table 4, Entry 2e4). We also used 2-
acetylnaphthalene and 2-chloroacetophenone as substrate for the
transfer hydrogenation reaction, affording excellent enantiose-
lectivities. Although the ligand 2a showed better yield than the
others, chiral ligand 2c gave the excellent enantioselectivity (99%).
The enantioselectivity increased changing the phenyl group by 2,6-
diisopropylphenyl (Table 4).
Range of h, k, l
Refinement
ꢀ11 ꢃ h ꢃ 9, ꢀ15 ꢃ k ꢃ 14, ꢀ13 ꢃ l ꢃ 15
Data/Restraints/Parameters
4700/1/295
Final R indexes [I ꢄ 2
s
(I)]
R1 ¼ 0.0588, wR2 ¼ 0.1577
R1 ¼ 0.0703, wR2 ¼ 0.1724
1.047
1.54/ꢀ0.73
Final R indexes [all data]
Goodness-of-fit on F2
Largest diff. peak/hole (e Åꢀ3
)
ligand 2c gave the best enantioselectivity (90%) for acetophenone
although the yield of the product was moderate (Table 3, Entry 3).
Additionally, it was known that the surfactants give advantages in
terms of yield and enantioselectivity in ATH [5,19]. Therefore, in
order to increase the reaction yield, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)
used as phase transfer catalyst (PTC) for ATH reaction of aceto-
phenone in the presence of ligand 2c (Table 3, Entries 6e8). When
2 mol% of SDS was used, the yield was considerably improved.
Increasing the amount of SDS led to higher yield but the lower
ee (Table 3, Entries 6e8). The ruthenium complexes 4b and 5b were
also synthesized and tested in ATH. The results are comparable to
those obtained by in situ, so no isolation and purification of the
ruthenium complexes was required.
Conclusion
In conclusion, chiral proline-derived chiral amide/diamine li-
gands 2 and 3 used as in situ prepared catalysts with [RuCl2(p-
cymene)]2. The complexes 4b, 5b were also synthesized. The crystal
structure of 5b was solved by X-ray analysis. According to the X-ray
data, the ruthenium center with R configuration was confirmed.
The catalytic activities of the ligands were evaluated for ATH. Chiral
proline amide ligands having more acidic NeH gave better yields as
compared with the corresponding amine derivatives. Moreover, it
was found that the bulk of the aryl substituents on the ligand
increased the enantioselectivity. The ligand 2c with 2,6-diisopropyl
groups on the phenyl provided the excellent yield and enantiose-
lectivity. The protocol with the facile synthesis of the ligand rep-
resents a practical and green approach to various functionalized
aromatic ketones in water in high yield and ee values.
Under the optimized reaction conditions, we extended the
scope of the reaction using a variety of ketones with the ligand 2c
(Table 4). The electron-withdrawing substituents on acetophenone
gave better yield than donating groups (Table 4, Entry 2e7). When
Table 3
ATH of acetophenone.
Experimental
General considerations
All reactions were performed in air unless otherwise stated.
Reactions involving air-sensitive components were performed by
using Schlenk-type flasks under argon atmosphere and high
vacuum-line techniques. The solvents were analytical grade and
distilled under argon atmosphere from sodium (diethyl ether,
tetrahydrofuran, toluene, hexane), P2O5 (dichloromethane). Re-
agents were purchased from Aldrich, Merck, Acros Organics, Alfa
Aesar, Fluka, and were used as received. Chiral proline amides/
amines (2, 3) were synthesized according to the literature [4a,d,8].
1H NMR (400 MHz) and 13C NMR (100 MHz) spectra were measured
on Varian AS 400 Mercury spectrometers and tetramethylsilane
(TMS) was used as the internal standard. All coupling constants (J
values) were reported in Hertz (Hz). Elemental analyses were
performed on a PerkineElmer PE 2400 elemental analyzer. Optical
rotations were taken on a Rudolph Research Analytical Autopol I
Entry
Ligands/complexes
Yield (%)
ee (%)
1
2
3
2a(3a)
2b(3b)
2c(3c)
2b
3b
2c
2c
2c
4b
5b
99(60)
69(30)
30(<5)
94
50
50
54
86
95
55
28(14)
80(71)
90(n.d.)
82
62
94
94
89
81
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4a
5a
6a
7b
8c
9a
10a
a
2% mol SDS.
5% mol SDS.
10% mol SDS was used.
b
c