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A versatile new catalyst for the enantioselective isomerization of allylic alcohols to aldehydes: Scope and mechanistic studies
Tanaka, Ken,Fu, Gregory C.
, p. 8177 - 8186 (2001)
A new planar-chiral bidentate phosphaferrocene ligand (2) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The derived rhodium complex, [Rh(cod)(2)]BF4, serves as an effective catalyst for asymmetric isomerizations of allylic alcohols to aldehydes, furnishing improved yields, scope, and enantioselectivities relative to previously reported methods. The catalyst is air-stable and can be recovered at the end of the reaction. Mechanistic studies establish that the isomerization proceeds via an intramolecular 1,3-hydrogen migration and that the catalyst differentiates between the enantiotopic C1 hydrogens.
