Ligand tuning in asymmetric catalysis: mono- and bis-phospholanes for a prototypical Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylation reaction

[structures: see text] Enantioselectivities and yields comparable to the best catalysts reported previously can be achieved in the addition of potassium dimethyl malonate to diphenylallyl acetate by the use of Pd(0) complexes of bis-phospholanes prepared from D-mannitol. By appropriate changes in the C2-C5 substituents, rare example of a useful monophosphine can also be prepared by a similar route. In both instances chirality of C3 and C5 oxygen seems to play a crucial role in the asymmetric induction.     

Catalytic asymmetric allylation reactions using BITIP catalysis and 2-substituted allylstannanes as surrogates for beta-keto ester dianions

[formula: see text] Catalytic asymmetric allylation (CAA) reactions using the indicated allylstannane and the BITIP catalysts previously described by us give high yields and enantioselectivities in additions to aldehydes. The products are convertible to beta-keto esters by oxidative cleavage of the olefin. These reactions thus provide a useful catalytic enantioselective method for chain extension with introduction of a versatile four-carbon unit.     

Metal-catalyzed enantioselective allylation in asymmetric synthesis

Metal-catalyzed enantioselective allylation, which involves the substitution of allylic metal intermediates with a diverse range of different nucleophiles or S(N)2'-type allylic substitution, leads to the formation of C-H, -C, -O, -N, -S, and other bonds with very high levels of asymmetric induction. The reaction may tolerate a broad range of functional groups and has been applied successfully to the synthesis of many natural products and new chiral compounds.     

Carbohydrates in asymmetric synthesis: enantioselective allylation of aldehydes

An enantioselective metal-mediated addition of allylic bromides to carbonyl compounds was achieved in the presence of the inexpensive and easily accessible carbohydrates saccharose and β-cyclodextrin. The desired products were obtained in moderate to excellent yields and with up to 93% enantiomeric excess.     

Catalytic asymmetric allylation of ketones and a tandem asymmetric allylation/diastereoselective epoxidation of cyclic enones

A simple procedure is reported for the catalytic asymmetric allylation of ketones, utilizing titanium tetraisopropoxide, BINOL, 2-propanol additive, and tetraallylstannane as allylating agent. A variety of ketone substrates, including acetophenone derivatives and alpha,beta-unsaturated cyclic enones, reacted to form tertiary homoallylic alcohols in good yields (67-99%) and with high levels of enantioselectivity (generally >80%). A novel one-pot enantioselective allylation/diastereoselective epoxidation has also been introduced. Thus, upon completion of the allyl addition to conjugated cyclic enones, 1 equiv of tert-butyl hydroperoxide is added and the directed epoxidation of the allylic double bond ensues to afford the epoxy alcohol with high diastereoselectivity.     

Nonconventional allylation of norbornene and norbornadiene derivatives: stoichiometry and catalysis

The key trends for the development of catalytic reactions of allyllic esters of carboxylic acids with norbornene, norbornadiene, and their heterocyclic analogs in the presence of the nickel and palladium complexes are discussed. The main approaches to investigation of the mechanism using model stoichiometric reactions and quantum chemical calculations are described. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 823–830, April, 2008.     

Chiral aldehyde catalysis: a highly promising concept in asymmetric catalysis

<正>Asymmetric organocatalysis has been a robust tool for manufacturing optically active molecules, in addition to asymmetric metal and biocatalysis [1]. The development of new concepts and catalysts to enable the creation of efficient synthetic methods has been a longstanding activity in this field. During the last decades, a diverse spectrum of chiral organocatalysts, including ketones, amine, Br?nsted acids     

Electronically varied quinazolinaps for asymmetric catalysis

The synthesis and resolution of electronically varied axially chiral Quinazolinaps is reported. These ligands bear different aryl groups on the donor phosphorus atom and were synthesised as part of our investigations into electronic effects within this ligand class. A diastereomerically pure palladacycle of one ligand was characterised by X-ray crystallography. The application of these Quinazolinaps to the rhodium-catalysed hydroboration of vinylarenes resulted in enantioselectivities of up to 92%. Their application to the palladium-catalysed allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenylprop-2-enyl acetate resulted in conversions of up to 99% and enantioselectivities of up to 94%.     

Column asymmetric catalysis for beta-lactam synthesis

[structure] A catalytic asymmetric reaction process was designed involving the use of solid-phase reagents and catalysts that constitute the packing of a series of "reaction columns". This process was applied to the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of beta-lactams, yielding pure product after crystallization with exceptional enantio- and diastereoselectivity.     

A chiral metallacyclophane for asymmetric catalysis

Chiral metallacyclophanes were self-assembled from cis-(PEt3)2PtCl2 and enantiopure atropisomeric 1,1'-bina-phthyl-6,6'-bis(acetylenes) and used in highly enantioselective catalytic diethylzinc additions to aldehydes to afford chiral secondary alcohols.     

MOP-phosphonites: a novel ligand class for asymmetric catalysis

Chiral phosphonite ligands (S,R(b))-5a, (S,S(b))-5b, (R,R(b))-6a and (R,S(b))-6b are introduced, comprising a MOP-type backbone with a binol-based binaphthyl group bound to the phosphorus. Their reaction with [Pd(η(3)-C(4)H(7))Cl](2) affords η(3)-methallylpalladium chloride complexes 7a/b and 8a/b which have been isolated and structurally characterised. Solid-state and solution studies indicate subtle differences in their coordination behaviour, which ultimately affects their efficacy in the asymmetric hydrosilylation of styrene.     

Chiral organobases: Properties and applications in asymmetric catalysis

Chiral organobases are efficient catalysts used in asymmetric reactions. This review provided a summary of chiral organobases in the aspects of their properties and applications.     

双中心协同催化作用在不对称合成中的应用

介绍了双中心协同催化作用的概念以及A型和B型两类催化剂。综述了A型催化 剂在不对称硝基－类羟醛反应、迈克尔加成反应、亚胺和醛的氢膦酰化反应、曼尼 希反应、不对称醛酮羟醛反应以及环氧开环反应中的应用；同时简要介绍了B型催 化剂在不对称合成中的应用。     

Dendrimeric phosphines in asymmetric catalysis

Dendrimers are hyperbranched nanosized and precisely defined molecules, attracting increasing attention each year due to their numerous properties in catalysis, materials science, and biology. This tutorial review concerns the use of dendrimers as catalysts and focuses more precisely on their properties as enantioselective catalysts. Emphasis is put on chiral phosphine complexes constituting the core or the end groups of various types of dendrimers. The effect of the location of the catalytic entities, the effect of the size (generation) and the nature of the dendritic skeleton on the enantiomeric excesses are discussed.     

Further improvement on sulfonamide-based ligand for catalytic asymmetric 2-haloallylation and allylation

The sulfonamide-based ligand B was found to exhibit an outstanding crystallinity and perform well as a ligand for Cr-mediated catalytic asymmetric 2-haloallylation and allylation. The new ligand has an appealing advantage over the first generation ligand; its high crystallinity allows effective recovery of the ligand from a reaction in a pure form.     

Homochiral metal-organic frameworks for heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis

Homochiral crystallizations of two enantiomeric metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) Ce-MDIP1 and Ce-MDIP2 were achieved by using L- or D-BCIP as chiral inductions, respectively, where the chiralities were characterized by solid state CD spectra. Ce-MDIPs exhibit excellent catalytic activity and high enantioselectivity for the asymmetric cyanosilylation of aromatic aldehydes; the homochiral Cd-TBT MOF having L-PYI as a chiral adduct exhibits stereochemical catalysis toward the Aldol reactions.     

Novel sulfinyl imine ligands for asymmetric catalysis

[structure: see text] A novel class of P,N-sulfinyl imine ligands has been prepared that incorporates chirality solely at sulfur. The Pd complex of ligand 14 catalyzes the allylic alkylation reaction with high enantioselectivity (94%), and the first crystal structure of a Pd-bound sulfinyl imine provides insight into binding mode and origins of stereoselectivity.     

BINEPINES: chiral binaphthalene-core monophosphepine ligands for multipurpose asymmetric catalysis

The atropisomeric structure of 4,5-dihydro-3H-dinaphtho[2,1-c;1',2'-e]phosphepine is the common axially chiral scaffold of a library of monophosphine ligands nicknamed BINEPINES that have shown a quite remarkable stereoselection efficiency in a broad variety of enantioselective reactions involving the formation of new C-H or C-C or C-X bonds. In this critical review the properties and scope of this type of chiral ligands are illustrated (70 references).