Comparison of cationic rhodium and iridium complexes in directed homogeneous hydrogenation

The hydrogenation of $\text{endo}$-6-methylenebicyclo[2,2,2]octan-2-ol catalysed by a range of rhodium and iridium complexes has been investigated. Unlike the corresponding $\text{exo}$-alcohol, reduction is highly stereoselective leading to 95 – 99.7% of $\text{endo}$-exo-6-methylbicyclo[2,2,2]octan-2-ol. Selectivity is much less pronounced for the corresponding methyl ether. Rhodium catalysts promote a competitive isomerisation of the double bond to $\text{endo}$-6-methyl-bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-5-en-2-ol, of which an authentic sample was reduced in high yield to pure $\text{exo}$-$\text{endo}$ product. Reduction of both $\text{endo}$-hydroxy substrates by iridium complexes is rapid and highly selective.NMR studies employing europium shift reagents played a central part in defining the stereochemical interrelationships of 2,6-disubstituted bicyclo[2,2,2]octanes.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation using ferrocenylphosphine rhodium(I) cationic complexes

High optical yields are obtained in the hydrogenation of α-acetamidocinnamic acid using [(COD)Rh((+)PPFA)]ClO₄ and related complexes as catalysts. (+)PPFA is (S)-α-[(R)-2-diphenylphosphinoferrocenyl] ethyldimethylamine.     

Asymmetric synthesis of dipeptides by means of homogeneous hydrogenation catalyzed by chiral rhodium complexes

Asymmetric hydrogenation of dehydrodipeptides, α-acylaminocinnamoyl-(S)-amino esters, catalyzed by rhodium complexes with chiral diphosphines gave either (R)-N-acylphenylalanyl-(S)-amino esters or (S)-N-acylphenylalanyl-(S)-amino esters with high diastereomeric purity up to 98–99% on using proper chiral ligands.     

Kinetics of homogeneous hydrogenation of cyclohexene catalyzed by complexes of rhodium and iridium with a terdentate ligand

Complexes of the composition MC1HN (CH₂CH₂AsPh₂)₂ (M= =Rh(I), Ir(I) were used as catalysts for the homogeneous hydrogenation of cyclohexene over the temperature range 20–50 °C and 0.4 to 1 atm hydrogen partial pressure. The dependence of rate of hydrogenation on temperature, hydrogen concentration, catalyst concentration and substrate concentration is reported. The activation parameters of the reaction, H* and S* have been evaluated.

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MC1HN (CH₂CH₂AsPh₂)₂ (M=Rh(I) Ir(I) 20–50°C 0,4 1 atm. , , . H^* S^*.

     

Catalytic properties of rhodium hydridocarbonyl trithienyl-phosphine complexes in the homogeneous hydrogenation and isomerization of unsaturated compounds

Syntheses are reported for trithienylphosphine analogs of hydridocarbonyltris (triphenylphosphine) rhodium(I) and the catalytic activity of these analogs in the hydrogenation and isomerization of terminal olefins was demonstrated. The PMR chemical shifts and form of the signals of the hydride hydrogen atom of these rhodium hydridocarbonyl complexes correlate with their catalytic properties in homogeneous hydrogenation and isomerization.Deceased.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 787–792, June, 1986.     

Catalytic activity of homogeneous and silica-anchored rhodium complexes

Using recently synthesized [1] (C₂H₅O)₃Si(CH₂)₃CH(COCH₃)₂ (1) and (CH₃O)₃Si(CH₂)₂–Py (2) (Py=2-pyridyl), a series of homogeneous and silica-anchored rhodium carbonyl complexes were prepared. Their catalytic performance was studied in hydrogenation, hydrosilylation and methanol carbonylation.     

Immobilization of chiral cationic diphosphine rhodium complexes in nanopores of mesoporous silica and application in asymmetric hydrogenation

Heterogeneous chiral cationic rhodium complexes bearing bidentate phosphine derived from (?)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)methyl)-1,3-dioxolane (DIOP) were prepared by covalent immobilization onto SBA type silica. In order to introduce the tether to the surface, it was necessary to modify chemically the DIOP ligand through a reaction sequence consisting of hydrolysis and condensation with organosiloxane precursor. Two types of cationic rhodium hybrid materials based on SBA-15 and partially capped SBA-3 type silica were prepared under classical grafting procedures. The catalytic solids were fully characterized using a wide variety of molecular and solid-state techniques to determine their structural and textural properties. The performances of these latter were then evaluated in the hydrogenation of methyl (Z)-2-N-acetylaminocinnamate under various reaction conditions (pressure and temperature). Generally, the activity of supported catalysts was high as full conversions were obtained but immobilization of the system leads to significant loss of enantioselectivity. The best ee (20%) was observed in the case of the catalyst whose surface had been passivated prior to the grafting but the enantiomeric excesses were fairly below the values of the homogeneous catalysis.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation using chiral phosphinite rhodium complexes

The Cu(I) complex of (1R,3R)-bis(diphenylphosphinoxy)-1,3-diphenylpropane (BDPODP) has been prepared and used for the transfer of the ligand to Rh(I). The Rh(I) complexes of this new phosphinite obtained by this method act as efficient asymmetric homogeneous hydrogenation catalysts for (Z)-α-(acylamino)-cinnamic acids.     

Monocarbonyl cationic rhodium(I) complexes

Summary The preparations and characterisation of cationic complexes of the type [Rh(CO)(MeCN)(PR₃)₂]ClO₄, [Rh(CO)L(PR₃)₂]ClO₄ (L=py or 2-MeOpy), [Rh(CO)(L-L)(PR₃)₂]ClO₄ (L-L = bipy or phen) and [Rh(CO)(PR₃)₃]ClO₄ with PR₃ = P(p-YC₆H₄)₃ (Y=Cl, F, Me or MeO) are described.     

Enantioselective hydrogenation of indoles derivatives catalyzed by Walphos/rhodium complexes

The enantioselective hydrogenation of indole esters has been carried out efficiently in the presence of a rhodium catalyst modified by Walphos-type chiral ligands. The addition of a base can be beneficial in some catalytic conditions.     

Chiral enolates for highly stereoselective aldol reactions—Scope and limitations

Enantioselective approaches to the formation of α,β-disubstituted ketones through aldol reactions are compared. A one-pot ACA/aldol domino process is lower yielding than alternative procedures involving enantiomerically pure β-substituted silyl enol ethers. The use of chiral acetals derived from hydrobenzoin provides access to syn and anti diols in moderate to good yields and high diastereoselectivities. A novel synthesis of functionalized β,γ-unsaturated acetals is also described.     

A computational investigation of the hydrogenation of imines catalyzed by rhodium thiolate complexes

The mechanism of imine hydrogenation catalyzed by thiolate complexes of Rh(III) bearing a hydrotris(3,5‐dimethylpyrazolyl)borato ligand has been investigated via the density functional theory calculations. The overall catalytic cycle for heterolytic cleavage of H₂ and hydrogenation of N‐benzylidenemethylamine by the model catalyst [TpRh(bdt)MeCN)] is presented in detail. The results show that the reaction proceeds via an ionic mechanism through three steps: formation of dihydrogen complex, protonation of imine and the hydride transfer process. Protonation of imine occurs after the formation of Rh(H)‐S(H) moiety. For the whole catalytic cycle, the heterolytic splitting of dihydrogen is the step with the highest free energy barrier. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Mechanistic investigations of imine hydrogenation catalyzed by cationic iridium complexes

Complexes [IrH2(eta6-C6H6)(PiPr3)]BF4 (1) and [IrH2(NCMe)3(PiPr3)]BF4 (2) are catalyst precursors for homogeneous hydrogenation of N-benzylideneaniline under mild conditions. Precursor 1 generates the resting state [IrH2{eta5-(C6H5)NHCH2Ph}(PiPr3)]BF4 (3), while 2 gives rise to a mixture of [IrH{PhN=CH(C6H4)-kappaN,C}(NCMe)2(PiPr3)]BF4 (4) and [IrH{PhN=CH(C6H4)-kappaN,C}(NCMe)(NH2Ph)(PiPr3)]BF4 (5), in which the aniline ligand is derived from hydrolysis of the imine. The less hindered benzophenone imine forms the catalytically inactive, doubly cyclometalated compound [Ir{HN=CPh(C6H4)-kappaN,C}2(NH2CHPh2)(PiPr3)]BF4 (6). Hydrogenations with precursor 1 are fast and their reaction profiles are strongly dependent on solvent, concentrations, and temperature. Significant induction periods, minimized by addition of the amine hydrogenation product, are commonly observed. The catalytic rate law (THF) is rate = k[1][PhN=CHPh]p(H2). The results of selected stoichiometric reactions of potential catalytic intermediates exclude participation of the cyclometalated compounds [IrH{PhN=CH(C6H4)-kappaN,C}(S)2(PiPr3)]BF4 [S = acetonitrile (4), [D6]acetone (7), [D4]methanol (8)] in catalysis. Reactions between resting state 3 and D2 reveal a selective sequence of deuterium incorporation into the complex which is accelerated by the amine product. Hydrogen bonding among the components of the catalytic reaction was examined by MP2 calculations on model compounds. The calculations allow formulation of an ionic, outer-sphere, bifunctional hydrogenation mechanism comprising 1) amine-assisted oxidative addition of H2 to 3, the result of which is equivalent to heterolytic splitting of dihydrogen, 2) replacement of a hydrogen-bonded amine by imine, and 3) simultaneous H delta+/H delta- transfer to the imine substrate from the NH moiety of an arene-coordinated amine ligand and the metal, respectively.     

A comparison of homogeneous and biphasic hydrogenation systems of macrocyclic lactones with in situ formed rhodium complexes

Homogeneous and biphasic hydrogenation of avermectins catalyzed by rhodium complexes in situ formed from [RhCl(COD)]₂ and triphenylphosphine or sulphonated arylphosphines, respectively, was studied under mild reaction conditions. Effects of adding TBAB and bis-QACs as phase transfer agents, Tween? 80 as non-ionic surfactant, β-cyclodextrin as inverse phase-transfer agent, and triphenylphosphine as co-ligand, are reported for the biphasic system.     

Scope and limitations of the nitro-Mannich reaction for the stereoselective synthesis of 1,2-diamines

The acetic acid-promoted addition of lithium nitropropanate and the Lewis acid-catalyzed [Sc(OTf)3, Cu(OTf)2, or Ti(OiPr)4] addition of trimethylsilyl nitropropanate to a range of heteroaromatic and simple aliphatic aldimines gave anti-rich (approximately 3-19:1) beta-nitroamines in >95% yields as the kinetic products. It was found that a nonpolar N-imine protecting group was essential for reactivity with the o-methoxybenzyl (OMB) group giving better selectivities and yields than p-methoxybenzyl (PMB) or p-methoxyphenyl (PMP) in the Lewis acid-catalyzed addition reactions. Reduction with SmI2, treatment with COCl2, followed by OMB deprotection gave diastereomerically pure cis-imidazolidinones in 55-79% overall yield from imine. Preliminary results have shown that acetic acid can catalyze the reaction of N-OMB-benzylideneamine with nitropropane, used as solvent, to give the thermodynamically more stable syn-beta-nitroamine product.     

Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of enol ester phosphonates catalyzed by rhodium phosphine-phosphite complexes

Chiral phosphine-phosphites provide versatile catalysts for the highly enantioselective hydrogenation of alpha-acyloxy alpha, beta-unsaturated phosphonates.