Palladium-diphosphite catalysts for the asymmetric allylic substitution reactions

[structure: see text] We have designed a series of diphosphite ligands to study the effect of the backbone, the size of the chelate ring, and the substituents of the biphenyl moieties and to determine the scope of this type of ligand in the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric substitution reactions of different types of substrates. Good-to-excellent activities and enantioselectivities have been obtained for disubstituted linear substrate 11 (TOF's up to >2000 mol x (mol x h)(-1), ee values up to 99%) and cyclic substrate 14 (TOF up to 285 mol x (mol x h)(-1), ee values up to 92%). However, these ligands are inadequate for the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of monosubstituted linear substrates because they provide low enantioselectivities.     

Modular furanoside phosphite ligands for asymmetric Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution.

A series of diphosphite, phosphine-phosphite, and thioether-phosphite ligands 1-5 with a furanoside backbone have been used in the enantioselective palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution of rac-1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate giving low to high enantioselectivies (from close to 0% to 97% ee). The modular nature of these ligands enables systematic investigations of the effect of the ligand structure on the enantioselectivity. The enantioselectivity is mainly determined by the configuration of the stereogenic center C-3 of the furanose backbone. From this we conclude that the attack of the nucleophile takes place trans toward the donating group at the stereogenic C-5 atom. Systematic variation of the donor group attached to the carbon atom C-5 indicated that the presence of a bulky phosphite functionality has a positive effect on enantioselectivity. Thus, the highest ee's are obtained using the bulky diphosphite ligand 1b containing a xylofuranoside backbone.     

New chiral diphosphites derived from substituted 9,10-dihydroanthracene. Applications in asymmetric catalytic processes

Two novel diphosphite ligands derived from 9,10-dihydroanthracene originating from a 1,3-diol chiral fragment, have been prepared in high yields from readily available starting materials. Rhodium and palladium catalytic systems containing these new P-donor ligands led to 51% and 90% ee in asymmetric hydroformylation and allylic alkylation processes, respectively.     

A case for enantioselective allylic alkylation catalyzed by palladium nanoparticles

Palladium nanoparticles (4 nm, fcc) were prepared through decomposition of [Pd2(dba)3] by H2 in the presence of a chiral xylofuranoside diphosphite. These particles catalyze the allylic alkylation of rac-3-acetoxy-1,3-diphenyl-1-propene with dimethyl malonate leading to an almost total conversion of the (R) enantiomer and almost no reaction with the (S). This gives rise to 97% ee for the alkylation product and a kinetic resolution of the substrate recovered with ca. 90% ee. This behavior was compared to that of a molecular catalyst at various dilutions, and the differences between the two systems are discussed. This is the first colloidal system shown to display such a high enantioselectivity besides the well-known Pt/cinchonidine system.     

Polymer-Supported Chiral Monodentate Phosphoramidites in Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation Reactions

A new and simple method for immobilization of monodentate chiral ligand on the cheap resin has been developed. A series of resin-immobilized phosphoramidite ligands based on BINOL and TADDOL backbones have been synthesized and characterized with gel-phase NMR. The immobilized ligands have been applied to the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate. Among four ligands, the supported bulky monodentate phosphoramidite ligand based on TADDOL backbone afforded the chiral product with ee up to 65%; moreover, this ligand could be recycled for 3 times without substantial decrease of the conversion and ee.     

Furanoside thioether–phosphinite ligands for Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions

A new series of thioether–phosphinite ligands, easily prepared in a few steps from inexpensive d-(+)-xylose, was tested in the Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution of substrates with different steric properties. The results show that the enantiomeric excesses are strongly dependent on the steric properties of the substituent in the thioether moiety. Enantiomeric excesses of up to 93% with high activities were obtained for the substrate rac-1,3-diphenyl-3-acetoxyprop-1-ene 7 with dimethyl malonate as the nucleophile.     

新型手性硫醚-亚磷酰胺配体的设计与应用

根据模块组合法原理,设计并合成了一种具有亚磷酰胺结构的硫醚配体,该配体具有原料便宜易得、合成步骤简单、易于修饰和结构稳定等特点。以配体/钯络合物催化的丙二酸二甲酯与1,3-二苯基烯丙基醋酸酯的烯丙基化反应作为模板反应,探究了溶剂、碱对其立体控制的影响。随后探究了中心手性与轴手性的匹配/错配现象以及硫醚片段的空间位阻、电性对反应立体控制的作用。在最佳条件下,产物的对映选择性能够达到-76% ee。     

AraBOX and XyliBOX based catalysts for cyclopropanations,Diels Alder cycloadditions and allylic additions

The syntheses of three novel chiral 4,4′BOX ligands are described. The three ligands each have a chiral backbone and chiral sidearms, two of which are diastereomeric. These new ligands have been applied as copper complexes to asymmetric cyclopropanation reaction of styrene with ethyldiazoacetate. Enantioselectivities of up to 70% were obtained, which is the highest ee reported from the use of this ligand class in this reaction to date. The multiple stereogenic centres in the ligand resulted in a substantial additive effect and this is discussed along with interpretation of the results for previously described 4,4′BOX ligands, and a major computational study of the multiple reaction channels involved with ligands of this type. The use of complexes of 4,4′BOX ligands, as catalysts, in an allylic alkylation is also reported for the first time and ee’s of >70% have been achieved in this reaction. These ligands were also applied to a Diels–Alder test reaction and again outperformed previous examples of this ligand type.     

Readily available phosphine–imine ligands from α-phenylethylamine for highly efficient Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation

A series of novel chiral phosphine–imine ligands have been prepared by a two-step transformation from chiral α-phenylethylamine. The resulting chiral ligands were found to be effective for the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-yl pivalate with dimethyl malonate, in which up to 94% ee and 99% conversions were obtained. The results demonstrate that the chirality resided on the chelate ring of P–Pd–N complex is more effective for the transfer of the stereochemical information by comparison with the result obtained by Hashimoto and coworkers’ phosphine–imine ligand, in which the chirality lay in the outside of P–Pd–N chelate ring. The effect of solvent, base and substitutent in phosphine–imine ligand on this catalytic reaction is also described.     

Chiral diphosphites derived from D-glucose: new highly modular ligands for the asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation

A series of novel diphosphite ligands derived from readily available D-(+)-glucose have been synthesized. These ligands were screened in the Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation of a series of alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives. Both excellent enantioselectivities (ee up to >99%) and activities were achieved. The advantage of these ligands is that their modular nature allows an easy systematic variation in the configuration of the stereocenters (C-3, C-5) at the ligand backbone and in the biaryl substituents, so the optimum configuration for maximum enantioselectivity in asymmetric hydrogenation can be determined. Results show that enantiomeric excesses depend strongly on the absolute configuration of C-3 and slightly on the stereocenter carbon C-5, while the sense of the enantiodiscrimination is predominantly controlled by the configuration of the biaryls at the phosphite moieties. Moreover, the presence of bulky substituents at the ortho-positions of the biaryl diphosphite moieties has a positive effect on enantioselectivity.     

Bulky monodentate phosphoramidites in palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation reactions: aspects of regioselectivity and enantioselectivity

A series of bulky monodentate phosphoramidite ligands, based on biphenol, BINOL and TADDOL backbones, have been employed in the Pd-catalysed allylic alkylation reaction. Reaction of disodium diethyl 2-methyl malonate with monosubstituted allylic substrates in the presence of palladium complexes of the phosphoramidite ligands proceeds smoothly at room temperature. The regioselectivities observed depend strongly on the leaving group and the geometry of the allylic starting compounds. Mono-coordination occurs when these ligands are ligated in [Pd(allyl)(X)] complexes (allyl=C3H5, 1-CH3C3H4, 1-C6H5C3H4, 1,3-(C6H5)2C3H3; X=Cl, OAc). The solid-state structure determined by X-ray diffraction of [Pd(C3H5)(1)(Cl)] reveals a non-symmetric coordination of the allyl moiety, caused by the stronger trans influence of the phosphoramidite ligand relative to X-. In all of these complexes, the syn,trans isomer is the major species present in solution. Because of fast isomerisation and high reactivity of the syn,cis complex, the major product formed upon alkylation is the linear product, especially for monosubstituted phenylallyl substrates in the presence of halide counterions. In the case of biphenol- and BINOL-based phosphoramidites, however, a strong memory effect is observed when 1-phenyl-2-propenyl acetate is employed as the substrate. In this case, nucleophilic attack competes effectively with the isomerisation of the transient cinnamylpalladium complexes. The asymmetric allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate afforded the chiral product in up to 93 % ee. Substrates with smaller substituents gave lower enantioselectivities. The observed stereoselectivity is explained in terms of a preferential rotation mechanism, in which the product is formed by attack on one of the isomers of the intermediate [Pd[1,3-(C6H5)2C3H3](L)(OAc)] complex.     

Asymmetric hydroformylation of styrene using rhodium and platinum complexes of diphosphites containing chiral chelate backbones and chiral 1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane moieties

Several chiral diphosphite ligands containing six stereogenic centres were synthesised and tested in order to study chiral cooperativity in the Rh- and Pt-catalysed asymmetric hydroformylation of styrene. The ligands were prepared either by the reaction of 2,4-pentanediol enantiomers with (4R,6R)-4,6-dimethyl-2-chloro-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane or that of (1S,3S)-1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanediol with 4,6-dimethyl-2-chloro-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane enantiomers. Thus the chirality was varied both in the chelate backbone and in the terminal groups of the ligands. In case of Pt-catalysed hydroformylation, the stereogenic elements in the bridge have been found to be determinate for the product configuration with a cooperative effect from the terminal groups when the constellations are matched with 40% e.e. maximum enantioselectivity. Some coordination chemistry and the crystal structure determination of these ligands are also reported.     

Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylations of indoles with nitroalkenes catalyzed by Zn(II)-bisoxazoline complexes

[reaction: see text] A novel asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with nitroalkenes catalyzed by Zn(II)-bisoxazoline complexes has been developed. The nitroalkylated indoles are synthesized in excellent yields and high enantioselectivities (up to 90% ee). The effects of ligand structure, metal salt, and solvent on the reaction are discussed. The substrates of the reaction can be aromatic, heteroaromatic, and even aliphatic nitroalkenes. The high reactivity and selectivity of the reaction are presumptively attributed to the activation and asymmetric induction of chiral Lewis acids coordinated by nitroalkene substrates through a 1,3-metal bonding model.     

A library of chiral imidazoline-aminophenol ligands: discovery of an efficient reaction sphere

A library of imidazoline-aminophenol ligands was synthesized on solid supports. After immobilization of chiral chloromethylimidazolines 1 and 2 onto the polystyrylsulfonyl chloride, nucleophilic substitution with (R)- or (S)-phenylethylamine (3 and 4) provided four combinations of polymer-supported imidazoline-amine ligands. Further reductive alkylation using salicylaldehydes 7-10 provided a series of imidazoline-aminophenol ligands (L9-L24). Analysis by solid-phase catalysis/circular dichroism high-throughput screening of a copper-catalyzed Henry reaction revealed that ligand L25, comprising a (S,S)-diphenylethylenediamine-derived imidazoline, (S)-phenylethylamine, and dibromophenol, was highly efficient, thus providing the adduct of nitromethane and benzaldehyde in 95 % ee. The combination of stereogenic centers was crucial in promoting the highly stereoselective reactions. The unique reaction sphere of L25 was also examined in a Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indole and nitroalkene to give the adduct in up to 83 % ee.     

Chiral phosphinoferrocene carboxamides with amino acid substituents as ligands for Pd-catalysed asymmetric allylic substitutions. Synthesis and structural characterisation of catalytically relevant Pd complexes

An extensive series of chiral amino acid amides prepared from 1'-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene-1-carboxylic acid (Hdpf) or its planar-chiral isomer, 2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene-1-carboxylic acid, have been tested as ligands for Pd-catalysed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions. In alkylation of 1,3-diphenylallyl acetate as a model substrate with dimethyl malonate the ligands performed well in terms of both reaction rate and enantioselectivity, achieving up to 98% ee. In contrast, the reactions of the same substrate with other nucleophiles proceeded either slowly and with poor ee's (amination with benzylamine) or not at all (etherification with benzyl alcohol). In order to rationalise the influence of the ligand structure on the reaction course, three model complexes, viz. [(η(3)-methallyl)PdCl(L-κP)], [(η(3)-methallyl)Pd(L-κ(2)O,P)]ClO(4) and [(η(3)-methallyl)Pd(L-κP)(2)]ClO(4) have been prepared from the achiral amide Ph(2)PfcCONHCH(2)CO(2)Me (L; fc = ferrocene-1,1'-diyl) and structurally characterised. The coordination study showed that the amido-phosphines readily form 1?:?1 complexes as O,P-chelates where the amino acid chirality is brought close to the Pd atom. At higher ligand-to-metal ratios, however, simple P-monodentate coordination prevails, minimising the influence of the chiral amino acid pendant.     

Pyranoside phosphite–phosphoroamidite ligands for Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation reactions

We have designed and synthesized a new family of readily available phosphite–phosphoroamidite ligands for Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions of several substrates with different steric and electronic properties. These ligands are derived from d-glucosamine and contain several substituents in the biphenyl moieties, with different steric and electronic properties. Systematic variation of the ligand parameters indicates that enantioselectivities are mainly affected by the substituents at the para-positions of the biphenyl moieties. Enantiomeric excesses of up to 89% with high activities were obtained for rac-1,3-diphenyl-3-acetoxyprop-1-ene S1, rac-(E)-ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-3-hex-4-enylcarbonate S2 and rac-3-acetoxycycloheptene S5.     

Highly enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indole with electron deficient trans-β-nitroalkenes using Zn(II)–oxazoline–imidazoline catalysts

The catalytic asymmetric Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indole with trans-β-nitroolefins has been developed via the catalysis of Zn(II)–oxazoline–imidazoline complexes. The reaction furnished nitroalkylated indoles in excellent yields (up to 95%) and with high enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). The effects of solvent, temperature, the metal-triflate, and the ligand structure on the reaction are discussed. The substrates of the reaction can be substituted aromatic nitroolifins. The higher reactivity and enantioselectivity of the reaction could be due to the activation and asymmetric induction of chiral Lewis acids coordinated by the nitroolefin through a 1,3-metal bonded intermediate.     

手性的H‘4-NOBIN衍生物在不对称加成和取代反应中的应用

以手性 H’4-NOBIN为原料合成了新型手性氨基酚2和N,P配体5, 并将化合物2应用于催化二乙基锌对醛的不对称加成反应, 产率达90%, 对映体过量最高为45.9% ee. 化合物5用于钯催化的1,3-二苯基-2-烯丙基乙酸酯的不对称烯丙基烷基化反应, 产率为89%, 对映体过量最高为81.6% ee. 结果表明氨基酚2手性诱导作用弱于未氢化的NOBIN, 但却高于其八氢衍生物, 而N,P配体5给出相反的结果.     

Carborane-derived diphosphites: New ligands for Pd-catalyzed allylic amination

A series of chiral diphosphite ligands bearing sterically congested carborane fragments have been prepared and applied in the Pd-catalyzed allylic amination of 1,3-diphenylallyl acetate with pyrrolidine and di-n-propylamine (up to 83% ee).     

Allylic alkylations catalyzed by palladium-bis(oxazoline) complexes derived from heteroarylidene malonate derivatives

A series of simple heteroarylidene malonate-type bis(oxazoline) ligands 4 and 5 were applied to the palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation reaction, and the ligand 4a bearing a phenyl group afforded excellent enantioselectivity (up to 96% ee) for the allylic alkylation product. Other substrates were also examined, giving the allylic alkylated products in high yield but with poor ee values.