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PHANE-TetraPHOS, the First D2 Symmetric Chiral Tetraphosphane. Synthesis, Metal Complexation, and Application in Homogeneous Stereoselective Hydrogenation

PHANE-TetraPHOS, a new D2 symmetric tetraphosphane based on the [2.2]paracyclophane scaffold, has been synthesized and characterized. The peculiarity of this system is the presence of four homotopic diphenylphosphane groups, exchangeable through C2 symmetry operations and consequently indistinguishable. Their spatial arrangement allows the simultaneous complexation of two metal atoms. Enantiomeric purity was attained at tetra-phosphane oxide level by fractional crystallization of the diastereomeric adducts obtained from the racemate with enantiopure dibenzoyltartaric acids. Alkaline treatment of diastereomerically pure adducts followed by exhaustive P?O groups reduction with HSiCl3 gave both PHANE-TetraPHOS antipodes in an enantiopure state. They were tested as rhodium ligands in the homogeneous enantioselective hydrogenation of some benchmark unsaturated compounds. Catalytic activity and enantiodiscrimination ability were found comparable to those exhibited by the complexes of the parent bidentate ligand PHANEPHOS, but only half a mole of precious chiral ligand was employed.

Supramolecularly Regulated Ligands for Asymmetric Hydroformylations and Hydrogenations

Herein we report the use of polyether binders as regulation agents (RAs) to enhance the enantioselectivity of rhodium-catalyzed transformations. For reactions of diverse substrates mediated by rhodium complexes of the α,ω-bisphosphite-polyether ligands 1-5,a-d, the enantiomeric excess (ee) of hydroformylations was increased by up to 82 (substrate: vinyl benzoate, 96ee), and the ee value of hydrogenations was increased by up to 5 (substrate: N-(1-(naphthalene-1-yl)vinyl)acetamide, 78ee). The ligand design enabled the regulation of enantioselectivity by generation of an array of catalysts that simultaneously preserve the advantages of a privileged structure in asymmetric catalysis and offer geometrically close catalytic sites. The highest enantioselectivities in the hydroformylation of vinyl acetate with ligand 4b were achieved by using the Rb[B(3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)4] (RbBArF) as the RA. The enantioselective hydrogenation of the substrates 10 required the rhodium catalysts derived from bisphosphites 3a or 4a, either alone or in combination with different RAs (sodium, cesium, or (R,R)-bis(1-phenylethyl)ammonium salts). This design approach was supported by results from computational studies.

A library approach to the development of BenzaPhos: Highly efficient chiral supramolecular ligands for asymmetric hydrogenation

A library of chiral supramolecular ligands, named BenzaPhos, of straightforward preparation (two steps from commercially or readily available starting materials) and modular structure, was designed and synthesized. The ligands were screened in the search for new rhodium catalysts for the enantioselective hydrogenation of several benchmark and industrially relevant substrates. Once a series of hits were identified, structural modifications were introduced on three of the best ligands and a small second-generation library was created. Members of the latter library showed outstanding levels of activity and enantioselectivity in the hydrogenation of challenging olefins, such as enamide S4 and β-dehydroamino ester S5 (>99 % ee: best value ever reported in both cases). A series of control experiments were undertaken to clarify the role of hydrogen bonding in determining the catalytic properties of the new ligands. The results of these experiments, together with those of computational studies carried out on four dihydride complexes involved in the catalytic hydrogenation of substrate S4, strongly suggest that a substrate orientation takes place in the catalytic cycle by formation of a hydrogen bond between the ligand amide oxygen atom and the substrate amide NH atom. As simple as selective: BenzaPhos ligands, benzamide-containing chiral monophosphites of modular structure and trivial synthesis, have been screened in the Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins (see scheme), giving excellent enantioselectivities with three benchmark and two industrially relevant substrates. Control experiments and computational studies suggest an important role of ligand-substrate hydrogen bonding in the stereodiscriminating step of the catalytic cycle. Copyright

Enantiomerically Enriched Aminodiphosphines as Ligands for the Preparation of Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis

The present invention relates to enantiomerically enriched aminodiphosphine ligands where the chirality is located in the phosphorus atom and their preparation process, to catalysts containing them and their preparation process, as well as their use in as

ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED AMINODIPHOSPHINES AS LIGANDS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CATALYSTS FOR ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS

The present invention relates to enantiomerically enriched aminodiphosphine ligands where the chirality is located in the phosphorus atom and their preparation process, to catalysts containing them and their preparation process, as well as their use in as

Asymmetric hydrogenation with highly active IndolPhos-Rh catalysts: Kinetics and reaction mechanism

The mechanism of the IndolPhos-Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral olefins has been investigated by means of X-ray crystal structure determination, kinetic measurements, high-pressure NMR spectroscopy, and DFT calculations. The mechanistic study indicates that the reaction follows an unsaturate/dihydride mechanism according to Michaelis Menten kinetics. A large value of KM (KM = 5.01 ± 0.16 M) is obtained, which indicates that the Rh-solvate complex is the catalyst resting state, which has been observed by high-pressure NMR spectroscopy. DFT calculations on the substrate-catalyst complexes, which are undetectable by experimental means, suggest that the major substrate-catalyst complex leads to the product. Such a mechanism is in accordance with previous studies on the mechanism of asymmetric hydrogenation reactions with C1-symmetric heteroditopic and monodentate ligands.

A general approach to the synthesis of β2-amino acid derivatives via highly efficient catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of α-aminomethylacrylates

A new strategy was developed for the synthesis of a valuable class of α-aminomethylacrylates via the Baylis-Hillman reaction of different aldehydes with methyl acrylate followed by acetylation of the resulting allylic alcohols and SN2′-type amination of the allylic acetates. Asymmetric hydrogenation of these diverse olefinic precursors using rhodium(Et-Duphos) catalysts provided the corresponding β2-amino acid derivatives with excellent enantioselectivities and exceedingly high reactivities (up to >99.5% ee and S/C=10,000). The first hydrogenation of (Z)-configurated substrates was studied for the synthesis of β2-amino acid derivatives. The high influence of the substrate geometry and steric hindrance on the reactivity and enantioselectivity was also disclosed for this reaction. This protocol provides a highly practical, facile and scalable method for the preparation of optically pure β2- amino acids and their derivatives under mild reaction conditions.

Application of a Supramolecular-Ligand Library for the Automated Search for Catalysts for the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Industrially Relevant Substrates

A procedure is described for the automated screening and lead optimization of a supramolecular-ligand library for the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of five challenging substrates relevant to industry. Each catalyst is (self-) assembled from two urea-functionalized ligands and a transition-metal center through hydrogen-bonding interactions. The modular ligand structure consists of three distinctive fragments: the urea binding motif, the spacer, and the ligand backbone, which carries the phosphorus donor atom. The building blocks for the ligand synthesis are widely available on a commercial basis, thus ena-bling access to a large number of ligands of high structural diversity. The simple synthetic steps enabled the scale-up of the ligand synthesis to multigram quantities. For the catalyst screening, a library of twelve new chiral ligands was prepared that comprised substantial variation in electronic and steric properties. The automated procedures employed ensured the fast catalyst assembly, screening, and direct acquisition of samples for analysis. It appeared that the most selective catalyst was different for every substrate investigated and that small variations in the building blocks had a major impact on the catalyst performance. For two substrates, a catalyst was found that provided the product with outstanding enantioselectivity. The subsequent automated optimization of these two leads showed that an increase of catalyst loading, dihydrogen pressure, and temperature had a positive effect on the catalyst activity without affecting the catalyst selectivity.