The asymmetric reduction of N‐aryl imines derived from acetophenones by using Ru complexes bearing both a pybox (2,6‐bis(oxazoline)pyridine) and a monodentate phosphite ligand has been described. The catalysts show good activity with a diverse range of substrates, and deliver the amine products in very high levels of enantioselectivity (up to 99 %) under both hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation conditions in isopropanol. From deuteration studies, a very different labeling is observed under hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation conditions, which demonstrates the different nature of the hydrogen source in both reactions. 相似文献
The bis(carbonyl) manganese(I) complex [Mn(CO)2( 1 )]Br ( 2 ) with a chiral (NH)2P2 macrocyclic ligand ( 1 ) catalyzes the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of polar double bonds with 2‐propanol as the hydrogen source. Ketones (43 substrates) are reduced to alcohols in high yields (up to >99 %) and with excellent enantioselectivities (90–99 % ee). A stereochemical model based on attractive CH–π interactions is proposed. 相似文献
A study on the enantioselective hydrogenation of tertiary alkyl ketones catalysed by a novel class of tridentate–Ru complex is reported. In contrast to the extensively studied [RuCl2(diphos)(di-primary amine)] complexes, this new class of hydrogenation catalyst smoothly reduces these less reactive bulky ketones with up to 94 % ee. The same catalyst system can also selectively reduce other potentially problematic substrates such as bulky heterocyclic ketones. Unusually for a pressure hydrogenation catalyst, similar enantioselectivity can be obtained under transfer hydrogenation conditions. The transfer hydrogenations are somewhat slower than the pressure hydrogenations, but this drawback is readily overcome, since we have discovered that a microwave accelerated transfer hydrogenation of the above ketones occurs within 20 min at about 90 °C with similar selectivity to that obtained in the pressure hydrogenation system. 相似文献
Lithium‐powered : A kinetic investigation into the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of non‐activated aryl alkyl ketones, catalyzed by N‐Boc‐protected α‐amino acid hydroxyamide ruthenium–arene complexes, has revealed that the reactions proceed through an unprecedented bimetallic outer‐sphere mechanism. Under optimized conditions, these catalysts provide access to secondary alcohols in high yields and with excellent enantioselectivities (>99 % ee).
Chelating ligands with one pyridine donor and one mesoionic carbene donor are fast establishing themselves as privileged ligands in homogeneous catalysis. The synthesis of several new IrIII–Cp*‐ and OsII–Cym complexes (Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, Cym=p‐cymene=4‐isopropyl‐toluene) derived from chelating pyridyltriazolylidenes where the additional pyridine donor was incorporated via the azide part of the triazole is presented. Furthermore, different 4‐substituted phenylacetylene building blocks have been used to introduce electronic fine‐tuning in the ligands. The ligands thus can be generally described as 4‐(4‐R‐phenyl)‐3‐methyl‐1‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐5‐ylidene (with R being H (L1), Me (L2), OMe (L3), CN (L4), CF3 (L5), Br (L6) or NO2 (L7)). The corresponding complexes (Ir‐ 1 to Ir‐ 7 and Os‐ 1 to Os‐ 7 ) were characterized by standard spectroscopic methods, and the expected three‐legged, piano‐stool type coordination was unambiguously confirmed by X‐ray diffraction analysis of selected compounds. Together with RuII analogues previously reported by us, a total of 21 complexes were tested as (pre)catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl groups, showing a remarkable reactivity even at very low catalyst loadings. The electronic effects of the ligands as well as different substrates were investigated. Some mechanistic elucidations are also presented. 相似文献
Chiral binap/pica‐RuII complexes (binap=(S)‐ or (R)‐2,2′‐bis(diphenylphosphino)‐1,1′‐binaphthyl; pica=α‐picolylamine) catalyze both asymmetric hydrogenation (AH) of ketones using H2 and asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) using non‐tertiary alcohols under basic conditions. The AH and ATH catalytic cycles are linked by the metal–ligand bifunctional mechanism. Asymmetric reduction of pinacolone is best achieved in ethanol containing the Ru catalyst and base under an H2 atmosphere at ambient temperature, giving the chiral alcohol in 97–98 % ee. The reaction utilizes only H2 as a hydride source with alcohol acting as a proton source. On the other hand, asymmetric reduction of acetophenone is attained with both H2 (ambient temperature) and 2‐propanol (>60 °C) with relatively low enantioselectivity. The degree of contribution of the AH and ATH cycles is highly dependent on the ketone substrates, solvent, and reaction parameters (H2 pressure, temperature, basicity, substrate concentration, H/D difference, etc.). 相似文献
This work unveils the reactivity patterns, as well as ligand and additive effect on alkali-metal-base-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of ketones. Crucially to this reactivity is the presence of a Lewis acid (alkali cation), as opposed to a simple base effect. With aryl ketones, the observed reactivity order is Na+>Li+>K+, whereas for aliphatic substrates it follows the expected Lewis acidity, Li+>Na+>K+. Importantly, the reactivity pattern can be drastically changed by adding ligands and additives. Kinetic, labelling, and competition experiments as well as DFT calculations suggested that the reaction proceeds through a concerted direct hydride-transfer mechanism, originally suggested by Woodward. The lithium cation was found to be intrinsically more active than heavier congeners, but in the case of aryl ketones a decrease in reaction rate was observed at ≈40 % conversion with lithium cations. Noncovalent-interaction analysis revealed that this deceleration effect originated from specific noncovalent interactions between the aryl moiety of 1-phenylethanol and the carbonyl group of acetophenone, which stabilize the product in the coordination sphere of lithium and thus poison the catalyst. The ligand/additive effect is a complicated phenomenon that includes a combination of several factors, such as the decrease of activation energy by ligation (confirmed by distortion/interaction calculations of N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine, TMEDA) and the change in relative stabilization of reagents and substrates in the solution and the coordination sphere of the metal. Finally, we observed that lithium-base-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation can be further facilitated by the addition of an inexpensive and benign reagent, LiCl, which likely operates by re-initiating the reaction on a new lithium center. 相似文献
Under the conditions of ruthenium‐catalyzed transfer hydrogenation employing isopropanol as a source of hydrogen, isopropoxy‐substituted enyne 1 b and aldehydes 3 a – 3 l engage in reductive coupling to provide products of propargylation 4 a – 4 l with good to complete levels of anti‐diastereoselectivity. The unprotected tertiary hydroxy moiety of isopropoxy enyne 1 b is required to enforce diastereoselectivity. Deuterium‐labeling studies corroborate reversible enyne hydrometalation in advance of carbonyl addition. As demonstrated in the conversion of 4 f – h and 4 k to 5 f – h and 5 k , the isopropoxy group of the product is readily cleaved upon exposure to aqueous sodium hydroxide to reveal the terminal alkyne. 相似文献
The rational optimization of homogeneous catalysts requires ligand platforms that are easily tailored to improve catalytic performance. Here, it is demonstrated that pyridylidene amides (PYAs) provide such a platform to custom-shape transfer hydrogenation catalysts with exceptional activity. Specifically, a series of meta-PYA pincer ligands with differently substituted PYA units has been synthezised and coordinated to ruthenium(II) centres to form bench-stable tris-acetonitrile complexes [Ru(R-PYA-pincer)(MeCN)3](PF6)2 (R=OMe, Me, H, Cl, CF3). Analytic studies including 1H NMR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and X-ray crystallography reveal a direct influence of the substituents on the electronic properties of the ruthenium center. The complexes are active in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ketones, with activities directly encoded by the PYA substitution pattern. Their perfomance improves further upon exchange of an ancillary MeCN ligand with PPh3. While complexes [Ru(R-PYA-pincer)(PPh3)(MeCN)2](PF6)2 were only isolated for R=H, Me, an in situ protocol was developed to generate these complexes in situ for R=OMe, Cl, CF3 by using a 1:2 ratio of the complexes and PPh3. This in situ protocol together with a short catalyst pre-activation provided highly active catalytic systems. The most active pre-catalyst featured the methoxy-substituted PYA ligand and reached turnover frenquencies of 210 000 h−1 under an exceptionally low catalyst loading of 25 ppm for the benchmark substrate benzophenone, representing one of the most active transfer hydrogenation systems known to date. 相似文献
An improved, high‐yield, one‐pot synthetic procedure for water‐soluble ligands functionalized with trialkyl ammonium side groups H2N(CH2)2NHSO2‐p‐C6H4CH2[NMe2(CnH2n+1)]+ ( [HL n ]+ ; n=8, 16) was developed. The corresponding new surface‐active complexes [(p‐cymene)RuCl( L n )] and [Cp*RhCl( L n )] (Cp*=η5‐C5Me5) were prepared and characterized. For n=16 micelles are formed in water at concentrations as low as 0.6 mM , as demonstrated by surface‐tension measurements. The complexes were used for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ketones with formate in water. Highly active catalyst systems were obtained in the case of complexes bearing C16 tails due to their ability to be adsorbed at the water/substrate interface. The scope of these catalyst systems in aqueous solutions was extended from partially water soluble aryl alkyl ketones (acetophenone, butyrophenone) to hydrophobic dialkyl ketones (2‐dodecanone). 相似文献
Reaction of [RuCl(CNN)(dppb)] ( 1‐Cl ) (HCNN=2‐aminomethyl‐6‐(4‐methylphenyl)pyridine; dppb=Ph2P(CH2)4PPh2) with NaOCH2CF3 leads to the amine‐alkoxide [Ru(CNN)(OCH2CF3)(dppb)] ( 1‐OCH2CF3 ), whose neutron diffraction study reveals a short RuO ??? HN bond length. Treatment of 1‐Cl with NaOEt and EtOH affords the alkoxide [Ru(CNN)(OEt)(dppb)] ? (EtOH)n ( 1‐OEt?n EtOH ), which equilibrates with the hydride [RuH(CNN)(dppb)] ( 1‐H ) and acetaldehyde. Compound 1‐OEt?n EtOH reacts reversibly with H2 leading to 1‐H and EtOH through dihydrogen splitting. NMR spectroscopic studies on 1‐OEt?n EtOH and 1‐H reveal hydrogen bond interactions and exchange processes. The chloride 1‐Cl catalyzes the hydrogenation (5 atm of H2) of ketones to alcohols (turnover frequency (TOF) up to 6.5×104 h?1, 40 °C). DFT calculations were performed on the reaction of [RuH(CNN′)(dmpb)] ( 2‐H ) (HCNN′=2‐aminomethyl‐6‐(phenyl)pyridine; dmpb=Me2P(CH2)4PMe2) with acetone and with one molecule of 2‐propanol, in alcohol, with the alkoxide complex being the most stable species. In the first step, the Ru‐hydride transfers one hydrogen atom to the carbon of the ketone, whereas the second hydrogen transfer from NH2 is mediated by the alcohol and leads to the key “amide” intermediate. Regeneration of the hydride complex may occur by reaction with 2‐propanol or with H2; both pathways have low barriers and are alcohol assisted. 相似文献
Asymmetric reduction of 2‐chloro‐3‐oxo esters was achieved by catalytic transfer hydrogenation using [RuCl2(p‐cymene)](S,S)‐TsDPEN as the chiral catalyst and HCOOH‐Et3N as the hydrogen source. Moderate to good yields (up to 85%) and good enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee) were obtained. 相似文献
Ethers are of fundamental importance in organic chemistry and they are an integral part of valuable flavors, fragrances, and numerous bioactive compounds. In general, the reduction of esters constitutes the most straightforward preparation of ethers. Unfortunately, this transformation requires large amounts of metal hydrides. Presented herein is a bifunctional catalyst system, consisting of Ru/phosphine complex and aluminum triflate, which allows selective synthesis of ethers by hydrogenation of esters or carboxylic acids. Different lactones were reduced in good yields to the desired products. Even challenging aromatic and aliphatic esters were reduced to the desired products. Notably, the in situ formed catalyst can be reused several times without any significant loss of activity. 相似文献
By using a readily available, air‐ and moisture‐stable dihydrido–Ru complex, a variety of Z olefins are accessible under transfer‐hydrogenation conditions with formic acid as the hydrogen source in excellent yields and Z/E selectivities. 相似文献
Pincer complexes are becoming increasingly important for organometallic chemistry and organic synthesis. Since numerous applications for such catalysts have been developed in recent decades, this Minireview covers progress in their use as catalysts for (de)hydrogenation and transfer (de)hydrogenation reactions during the last four years. Aside from noble‐metal‐based pincer complexes, the corresponding base metal complexes are also highlighted and their applications summarized. 相似文献