247185-53-1Relevant articles and documents
Iron(ii)-bis(isonitrile) complexes: Novel catalysts in asymmetric transfer hydrogenations of aromatic and heteroaromatic ketones
Naik, Anu,Maji, Tapan,Reiser, Oliver
, p. 4475 - 4477 (2010)
Chiral iron(ii)-bis(isonitrile) complexes catalyse the transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones with enantioselectivities up to 91% ee, most likely via hydride transfer through imine intermediates, generated by in situ reduction of the isonitrile ligands, whereas iron acts as a Lewis acid to activate the ketone.
Chromatography-free enzymatic kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols
Maywald, Matthias,Pfaltz, Andreas
experimental part, p. 3654 - 3660 (2010/03/25)
Racemic secondary alcohols were resolved by enzymatic esterification using Candida antarctica lipase B (CAL B). After derivatization of the unreacted enantiomer with phthalic anhydride, the resulting phthalic acid monoesters could be easily separated from the corresponding acetates by precipitation and filtration or distillation, thus avoiding laborious column chromatography, which is a major obstacle for large-scale reactions. This method has been successfully applied to the multigram synthesis of enantiopure pyridyl alcohols.
Iridium catalysts with bicyclic pyridine-phosphinite ligands: Asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins and furan derivatives
Kaiser, Stefan,Smidt, Sebastian P.,Pfaltz, Andreas
, p. 5194 - 5197 (2007/10/03)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Superior bicyclics: Iridium catalysts as 1 derived from pyridine-phosphinite ligands considerably extend the scope of asymmetric hydrogenation. In addition to various unfunctionalized and functionalized olefins, furans, and benzofurans, for which no catalysts were known before, are also hydrogenated with high enantioselectivity (see scheme).
