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A new class of tunable dendritic diphosphine ligands: Synthesis and applications in the Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of functionalized ketones
Ma, Baode,Miao, Tingting,Sun, Yihua,He, Yanmei,Liu, Ji,Feng, Yu,Chen, Hui,Fan, Qing-Hua
, p. 9969 - 9978 (2014)
A series of tunable G0-G3 dendritic 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (BINAP) ligands was prepared by attaching polyaryl ether dendrons onto the four phenyl rings on the P atoms. Their ruthenium complexes were employed in the asymmetric hydrogenation of β-ketoesters, α-ketoesters, and α-ketoamides to reveal the effects of dendron size on the catalytic properties. The second- and third-generation catalysts exhibited excellent enantioselectivities, which are remarkably higher than those obtained from the small molecular catalysts and the first-generation catalyst. Molecular modeling indicates that the incorporation of bulky dendritic wedges can influence the steric environments around the metal center. In addition, the ruthenium catalyst bearing a second-generation dendritic ligand could be recycled and reused seven times without any obvious decrease in enantioselectivity.
