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Versatile iridicycle catalysts for highly efficient and chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds in water

Cyclometalated iridium complexes are shown to be highly efficient and chemoselective catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of a wide range of carbonyl groups with formic acid in water. Examples include α-substituted ketones (α-ether, α-halo, α-hydroxy, α-amino, α-nitrile or α-ester), α-keto esters, β-keto esters and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. The reduction was carried out at substrate/catalyst ratios of up to 50000 at pH 4.5 and required no organic solvent. The protocol provides a practical, easy and efficient way for the synthesis of β-functionalised secondary alcohols, such as β-hydroxyethers, β-hydroxyamines and β-hydroxyhalo compounds, which are valuable intermediates in pharmaceutical, fine chemical, perfume and agrochemical synthesis. Water wonder: Iridicycle catalysts are versatile and allow the highly efficient and chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of a variety of carbonyl compounds, including problematic and challenging ones, with formate in neat water (see scheme).

Chiral epoxides via borane reduction of 2-haloketones catalyzed by spiroborate ester: Application to the synthesis of optically pure 1,2-hydroxy ethers and 1,2-azido alcohols

An enantioselective borane-mediated reduction of a variety of 2-haloketones with 10% spiroaminoborate ester 1 as catalyst is described. By a simple basic workup of 2-halohydrins, optically active epoxides are obtained in high yield and with excellent enantiopurity (up to 99% ee). Ring-opening of oxiranes with phenoxides or sodium azide is investigated under different reaction conditions affording nonracemic 1,2-hydroxy ethers and 1,2-azido alcohols with excellent enantioselectivity (99% ee) and in good to high chemical yield. 2011 American Chemical Society.

Biomimetic transfer hydrogenation of 2-alkoxy- and 2-aryloxyketones with iron-porphyrin catalysts

In situ generated iron porphyrins are applied as homogeneous catalysts in the transfer hydrogenation of α-substituted ketones. Using 2-propanol as hydrogen donor various protected 1,2-hydroxyketones are reduced to the corresponding mono-substituted 1,2-di

An efficient catalyst-free regio- and stereoselective ring-opening of epoxides with phenoxides using polyethylene glycol as the reaction medium

A catalyst-free regio- and stereoselective ring-opening of epoxides with phenoxides has been carried out efficiently using polyethylene glycol as the reaction medium to form the corresponding β-aryloxyalcohols in high yields at room temperature.

Screening yeasts for the stereoselective reduction of oxoester clofibrate analogues

Reduction of oxoesters 1b-d and 1f,g in the presence of different yeast strains (Saccharomyces cerevisiae DSM 11285, S. cerevisiae CBS 7336, Cryptococcus curvatus ATCC 20509, Candida bombicola ATCC 22214, Trigonopsis variabilis DSM 70714, Kluyveromyces ma

Highly regioselective ring opening of epoxides with polymer supported phenoxide and naphthoxide anions

Amberlite IRA-400 supported phenoxide and naphthoxide anions are easily prepared. These polymer supported reagents that are highly air stable are used for the regioselective ring opening reactions of different epoxides to give aryl ether alcohols in high yields under mild reaction conditions.

Highly regioselective ring opening of oxiranes with phenoxides in the presence of β-cyclodextrin in water

Highly regioselective ring opening of oxiranes to β-hydroxy ethers with phenoxides has been achieved in impressive yields in the presence of β-cyclodextrin as catalyst and water as solvent.