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Z-Selective phosphine promoted 1,4-reduction of ynoates and propynoic amides in the presence of water
Drikermann, Denis,Kupfer, Stephan,Seifert, Fabian,Steinmetzer, Johannes,Vilotijevic, Ivan,Zi, You
, p. 6092 - 6097 (2021)
Phosphine-mediated reductions of substituted propynoic esters and amides in the presence of water yield the partially reduced α,β-unsaturated esters and amides with highZ-selectivity. The competitivein situ ZtoE-isomerization of the product in some cases lowers theZtoEratios of the isolated α,β-unsaturated carbonyl products. Reaction time and the amounts of phosphine and water in the reaction mixture are the key experimental factors which control the selectivity by preventing or reducing the rates ofZ- toE-product isomerization. Close reaction monitoring enables isolation of theZ-alkenes with high selectivities. The computational results suggest that the reactions could be highlyZ-selective owing to the stereoselective formation of theE-P-hydroxyphosphorane intermediate.
