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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Aryl Perfluoroalkyl Ketones Catalyzed by Rhodium(III) Monohydride Complexes Bearing Josiphos Ligands

The asymmetric hydrogenation of 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenones and aryl perfluoroalkyl ketones was developed using a unique, well-defined chloride-bridged dinuclear rhodium(III) complex bearing Josiphos-type diphosphine ligands. These complexes were prepared from [RhCl(cod)]2, Josiphos ligands, and hydrochloric acid. As catalyst precursors, they allow for the efficient and enantioselective synthesis (up to 99 % ee) of chiral secondary alcohols with perfluoroalkyl groups. This system does not require an activating base for the hydrogenation of 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenones. Additionally, the enantioselective C=O hydrogenations of 2-phenyl-3-(haloacetyl)-indoles, a class of privileged structures in medicinal chemistry, is reported for the first time.

Preparative access to medicinal chemistry related chiral alcohols using carbonyl reductase technology

Libraries of highly enantioenriched secondary alcohols in both enantiomeric forms were synthesised by enzymatic reduction of their parent ketones using selectAZyme carbonyl reductase (CRED) technology. Commercially available CREDs were able to reduce a range of substrate classes efficiently and with very high enantioselectivity. Matching substrate classes to small subsets of CREDs enabled the fast development of preparative bioreductions and the rapid generation of 100-1500 mg samples of chiral alcohols in typically >95% ee and the majority in ≥99.0% ee. The conditions for small scale synthesis were then scaled up to 0.5 kg to deliver one of the chiral alcohols, (S)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-chloroethanol, in 99.8% ee and 91% isolated yield.

Cinchona alkaloid/TMAF combination: Enantioselective trifluoromethylation of aryl aldehydes

The catalytic enantioselective trifluoromethylation reaction of aromatic aldehydes using the Ruppert-Prakash reagent (Me3SiCF3) has been disclosed, with an operationally simple procedure, based on the combination of sterically demand

The enantioselective trifluoromethylation of aromatic aldehydes by quaternary ammonium bromide and (IPr)CuF at low catalyst loading

A general catalytic enantioselective trifluoromethylation of aromatic aldehydes using (IPr)CuF and quinidine-derived quaternary ammonium salt as catalysts has been developed. A wide range of aromatic aldehydes are converted to the corresponding products in up to 92% yield and 81% ee at 2 mol% of catalyst loading.