The synthesis of silica-supported chiral BINOL: Application in Ti-catalyzed asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes

Chiral BINOL was covalently anchored on two different pore sized mesoporous silica (SBA-15 (7.5 nm) and MCF (14 nm)). These heterogenized ligands were used in Ti-catalyzed asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes. High catalytic activity with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 94% ee) for secondary alcohols was achieved using MCF supported chiral BINOL under heterogeneous reaction conditions. Good to excellent enantioselectivity (ee, 68–91%) was also achieved with various small to bulkier aldehydes. The MCF supported catalyst was reused in multiple catalytic runs without loss of enantioselectivity.     

Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins with PhthalaPhos, a new class of chiral supramolecular ligands

A library of 19 binol-derived chiral monophosphites that contain a phthalic acid diamide group (PhthalaPhos) has been designed and synthesized in four steps. These new ligands were screened in the rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of prochiral dehydroamino esters and enamides. Several members of the library showed excellent enantioselectivity with methyl 2-acetamido acrylate (6 ligands gave >97% ee), methyl (Z)-2-acetamido cinnamate (6 ligands gave >94% ee), and N-(1-phenylvinyl)acetamide (9 ligands gave >95% ee), whilst only a few representatives afforded high enantioselectivities for challenging and industrially relevant substrates N-(3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1-yl)-acetamide (96% ee in one case) and methyl (E)-2-(acetamidomethyl)-3-phenylacrylate (99% ee in one case). In most cases, the new ligands were more active and more stereoselective than their structurally related monodentate phosphites (which are devoid of functional groups that are capable of hydrogen-bonding interactions). Control experiments and kinetic studies were carried out that allowed us to demonstrate that hydrogen-bonding interactions involving the diamide group of the PhthalaPhos ligands strongly contribute to their outstanding catalytic properties. Computational studies carried out on a rhodium precatalyst and on a conceivable intermediate in the hydrogenation catalytic cycle shed some light on the role played by hydrogen bonding, which is likely to act in a substrate-orientation effect.     

Self-supported heterogeneous titanium catalysts for enantioselective carbonyl-ene and sulfoxidation reactions

A new strategy for the heterogenization of chiral titanium complexes was developed by the in situ assembly of bridged multitopic BINOL ligands with [Ti(OiPr)4] without using a support. The assembled heterogeneous catalysts (self-supported) showed excellent enantioselectivity in both the carbonyl-ene reaction of alpha-methylstyrene with ethyl glyoxylate (up to 98 % ee) and the oxidation of sulfides (up to >99 % ee). The catalytic performance of these heterogeneous catalytic systems was comparable or even superior to that attained with their homogeneous counterparts. The spacers between the two BINOL units of the ligands in the assembled catalysts had significant impact on the enantioselectivity of the carbonyl-ene reaction. This demonstrates the importance of the supramolecular structures of the assemblies on their catalytic behavior. In the catalysis of sulfoxidation, the self-supported heterogeneous titanium catalysts were highly stable and could be readily recycled and reused for over one month (at least eight cycles) without significant loss of activity and enantioselectivity (up to >99.9 % ee). The features of these self-supported catalysts, such as facile preparation, robust chiral structure of solid-state catalysts, high density of the catalytically active units in the solids, as well as easy recovery and simple recycling, are particularly important in developing methods for the synthesis of optically active compounds in industrial processes.     

Synthesis of 7,7’-Disubstituted BINAP and Their Application in Asymmetric Catalytic Reaction

The design of new chiral ligands plays a very important role in the development of transition metal catalyzed asymmetric synthesis. Many chiral diphosphine ligands have been prepared and applied in asymmetric catalytic reactions with excellent enantioselectivities. Among the chiral diphosphine ligands reported, BINAP was found to have been the widest application in the transition metal catalyzed reaction. Recently we have developed a novel oxovanadium (Ⅳ) complex catalyst for the oxidative …     

新金鸡纳生物碱衍生物配体的合成及其在烯烃的不对称双羟化反应中的应用

以简便的方法高产率地合成四种金鸡纳生物碱的对甲苯磺酸酯类配体，并将其应用于烯烃的不对称双羟化反应中，取得了较好的不对称诱导效果，双羟化反应的化学产率为82％～95％，对映体过量最高达93％ee．     

New types of soluble polymer-supported bisphosphine ligands with a cyclobutane backbone for Pd-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution reactions

A highly efficient and practical optical resolution of anti head-to-head racemic coumarin dimer 7 has been achieved by molecular complexation with TADDOL, (-)-8, through a hydrogen bonding interaction to afford the corresponding two enantiomers, (-)- and (+)-7, in 70 and 75 % yields, respectively, with >99 % ee. Starting from enantiopure (-)-7, a new type of C2-symmetric bisphosphine ligand (S,S,S,S)-3 with a cyclobutane backbone has been synthesized in good yield by facile transformations. The asymmetric induction efficiency of these chiral bisphosphine ligands in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions was evaluated. Under the experimental conditions, the allylic substitution products could be obtained in excellent yields (up to 99 %) and enantioselectivities (up to 98.9 % ee). By taking advantage of the high enantioselectivity of this catalytic reaction and the easily derivable carboxylate groups on the cyclobutane backbone of ligand (S,S,S,S)-3, a new type of analogous ligand (S,S,S,S)-4 as well as the MeO-PEG-supported soluble ligand (S,S,S,S)-5 (PEG=polyethylene glycol) have also been synthesized and utilized in asymmetric allylic substitution reactions. In particular, the MeO-PEG supported (S,S,S,S)-5 b had a synergistic effect on the enantioselectivity of the reaction compared with its nonsupported precursor (S,S,S,S)-4 c, affording the corresponding allylation products 14 a and 14 b with excellent enantioselectivities (94.6 and 97.2 % ee, respectively). Moreover, the Pd complex of (S,S,S,S)-5 b could easily be recovered and recycled several times without significant loss of enantioselectivity and activity in the allylic substitution reactions.     

Assembled enantioselective catalysts for carbonyl-ene reactions

A new strategy for generating assembled polymeric chiral titanium complexes using linked bis-BINOL ligands have been developed, and the assembled catalysts showed excellent enantioselectivity (up to 96.5% ee) for carbonyl-ene reaction under heterogeneous conditions to afford corresponding α-hydroxy esters in high yield. The linkers between two BINOL units of the ligands in the assembled catalysts were found to have significant impact on the enantioselectivity of reaction, which demonstrated the importance of the supramolecular structures of the assemblies for their catalytic behaviours.     

Organocatalytic activity of 4-hydroxy-prolinamide alcohol with different noncovalent coordination sites in asymmetric Michael and direct aldol reactions

4-Hydroxy-prolinamide alcohol with different noncoordination sites as a molecule showed excellent asymmetric catalytic activity in both the Michael reaction (up to 98% ee) and the direct aldol reaction (up to >99% ee), and the catalyzing reactions with high enantioselectivity are supported by a DFT theoretical study of their transition state.     

Multiple dendritic catalysts for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation

The first and second generation multiple dendritic ligands based on chiral diamine were synthesized in a convergent approach and were well-characterized by NMR and MS techniques. Their ruthenium complexes prepared in situ had good solubility in the reaction medium (azeotrope of formic acid and triethylamine) and demonstrated high catalytic activity and enantioselectivity comparable to monomeric catalysts in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones and imines. Quantitative yields and for some cases a slightly higher enantioselectivity (up to 98.7% ee) were obtained in the dendritic catalysis. Considering the high local catalyst concentrations at the periphery, diones were tested for the possible synergic reactivity between catalytic units at the surface, while no apparent differences were noted.     

A Library Approach to the Development of BenzaPhos: Highly Efficient Chiral Supramolecular Ligands for Asymmetric Hydrogenation

A library of chiral supramolecular ligands, named BenzaPhos, of straightforward preparation (two steps from commercially or readily available starting materials) and modular structure, was designed and synthesized. The ligands were screened in the search for new rhodium catalysts for the enantioselective hydrogenation of several benchmark and industrially relevant substrates. Once a series of hits were identified, structural modifications were introduced on three of the best ligands and a small second-generation library was created. Members of the latter library showed outstanding levels of activity and enantioselectivity in the hydrogenation of challenging olefins, such as enamide S4 and β-dehydroamino ester S5 (>99?%?ee: best value ever reported in both cases). A series of control experiments were undertaken to clarify the role of hydrogen bonding in determining the catalytic properties of the new ligands. The results of these experiments, together with those of computational studies carried out on four dihydride complexes involved in the catalytic hydrogenation of substrate S4, strongly suggest that a substrate orientation takes place in the catalytic cycle by formation of a hydrogen bond between the ligand amide oxygen atom and the substrate amide NH atom.     

Enantioselective addition of alkynylzinc to arylaldehydes catalyzed by azetidino amino alcohols bearing an additional stereogenic center

Chiral azetidino amino alcohol ligands bearing an additional stereogenic center were readily prepared and used as catalysts for the asymmetric addition of alkynylzinc to aromatic aldehydes with enantioselectivities of up to 87% ee. The relationship between the reaction enantioselectivity and the structure of the chiral ligands was also evaluated in this reaction. The experimental results showed that the enantioselectivity level of the reaction was greatly influenced by the second stereogenic center attached to azetidine ring, but the stereochemical sense was only determined by the configuration of the azetidine ring. A possible transition structure for the catalytic asymmetric addition was also proposed.     

氮杂醇手性配体在锌催化的不对称Henry反应中的应用

以(S)-苯乙胺和丙烯酸甲酯为原料,方便地合成了一对非对映的氮杂醇手性配体,研究了它们在锌催化的不对称的Henry反应中不对称催化效果,β-硝醇的加成产物达到中等的催化效果(高达64%的ee值)。 同时探讨了可能的催化机理。     

Synthesis of new C2- symmetric fluoren-9-ylidene malonate derived bis(oxazoline) ligands and their application in Friedel-Crafts reactions

A series of new C(2)-symmetric fluoren-9-ylidene malonate-derived bis(oxazoline) ligands were synthesized from fluoren-9-ylidene malonate and enantiomerically pure amino alcohols via a convenient route. Their asymmetric catalytic properties in the Friedel-Crafts reactions of indoles with arylidene malonates were evaluated, and the Cu(OTf)2 complex of a fluoren-9-ylidene malonate-derived bis(oxazoline) bearing a phenyl group showed moderate to good enantioselectivity (up to 88% ee).     

A highly enantioselective hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of aldehydes with Danishefsky's diene catalyzed by chiral titanium(IV) 5,5',6,6',7,7',8,8'-octahydro-1,1'-bi-2-naphthol complexes

The catalytic effect of chiral Lewis acids on the hetero-Diels-Alder reaction between aldehydes and Danishefsky's diene (1) has been investigated. A variety of combinations of different ligands and Lewis acids have been examined as catalysts for the hetero-Diels-Alder reaction between benzaldehyde and 1, and it has been found that the readily accessible Ti(IV)-H(8)-BINOL (TiHBOL) complex is a very effective catalyst for the reaction, leading to products with very high enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) and yield (92%). The hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of other aldehydes with 1 under the catalysis of TiHBOL is a general reaction which proceeds well with very high enantioselectivity and isolated yield for various aldehydes at 0 degrees C to room temperature. Based on the experimental results, the proposed mechanism of the hetero-Diels-Alder reaction and the dihedral angle effects of ligands are discussed.     

手性铜(Ⅱ)-席夫碱配合物催化苯乙烯不对称环丙烷化反应

Twelve chiral copper(Ⅱ) Schiff base complexes, derived from (R) (+) 2 amino 1,1 diaryl 1 propanol with substituted salicylaldehydes, were examined as a catalyst for asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate. It was found that the substituents at 3 and 5 positions of salicylaldehyde in the ligands had great effects on catalytic activity and enantioselectivity of the catalyst. The complex with strong electron withdrawing group (NO 2) at 5 position and the smallest stereo hinder (H) at 3 position of salicylaldehyde showed highly catalytic activity and enantioselectivity, up to ee =87 4% for trans and ee =82 8% for cis isomers respectively, and the ratio 39/61 of cis to trans isomers was obtained at 40 ℃ with 1,2 dichloroethane as solvent.     

Chiral sulfur-containing ligands for iridium(I)-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones

New efficient catalyst systems, coupled with IrCl(COD)PPh₃ and chiral [SNNS]-type ligands, were employed in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones under mild reaction conditions. The corresponding optically active alcohols were obtained in high yield and good to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee). The chiral Ir(I) complexes with the ligands of [SNNS]-type were also prepared and characterized, which showed good enantioselectivity and high activity. The reactions can be performed in air and the catalytic experiments are greatly simplified.     

Chiral 2,6-bis(oxazolinyl)pyridine-rare earth metal complexes as catalysts for highly enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of 2-benzopyrylium-4-olates

Significant levels of enantioselectivity were obtained in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of 2-benzopyrylium-4-olate generated from the Rh(2)(OAc)(4)-catalyzed decomposition of o-methoxycarbonyl-alpha-diazoacetophenone. This reaction utilized chiral 2,6-bis(oxazolinyl)pyridine (Pybox)--rare earth metal triflate complexes as chiral Lewis acid catalysts. The reactions with several benzyloxyacetaldehyde derivatives catalyzed by a Sc(III)--Pybox-i-Pr complex (10 mol %) proceeded smoothly to yield endo-adducts selectively with high enantioselectivity (up to 93% ee). For the reaction with benzyl pyruvate, the Sc(III)-Pybox-i-Pr complex (10 mol %) catalyzed the reaction effectively in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (10 mol %) to yield an exo-adduct with both high diastereo- and enantioselectivity (94% ee). This catalytic system was efficiently applied to the reactions with several other alpha-keto esters with high exo- and enantioselectivities (up to 95% ee). In contrast to the reaction with carbonyl compounds, Yb(III)--Pybox-Ph complex (10 mol %) was found to be effective to obtain high enantioselectivity (96% ee) of diastereoselectively produced exo-cycloadduct in the reaction with 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone.     

Highly efficient iridium catalyst for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones under base-free conditions

[reaction: see text] Catalytic systems generated in situ from the chiral PNNP ligands with iridium or rhodium hydride complexes exhibited excellent catalytic activity and good enantioselectivity in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones without added base. The best result was obtained in the IrH(CO)(PPh(3))(3)-ligand 2 catalytic system with up to 99% yield and 97% ee.     

Asymmetric hydrocyanation of olefins catalyzed by chiral diphosphite–nickel complexes

Chiral aryl diphosphite ligands derived from binaphthol were found to be effective in the nickel-catalyzed hydrocyanation of a variety of olefins. Enantioselective hydrocyanations of styrene, 4-substituted styrenes and norbornene were achieved with excellent regioselectivity and moderate enantioselectivity. The hydrocyanation of vinyl acetate gave 72.9% ee. The catalytic activity and the enantioselectivity of the Ni(0)–diphosphite complexes were found to be highly dependent on the structures of the ligands.     

Synthesis of C3-symmetric tris(beta-hydroxy amide) ligands and their Ti(IV) complex-catalyzed enantioselective alkynylation of aldehydes

[reaction: see text]. A series of new chiral C3-symmetric tris(beta-hydroxy amide) ligands have been synthesized via the reaction of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic chloride and optically pure amino alcohols (up to 96% yield). The asymmetric catalytic alkynylation of aldehydes with these new C3-symmetric chiral tris(beta-hydroxy amide) ligands and Ti (O(i)'Pr)4 was investigated. Ligand 4c synthesized from (1R,2S)-(-)-2-amino-1,2-diphenylethanol is effective for the enantioselective alkynylation of various aldehydes, and high enantioselectivity was obtained with aromatic aldehydes and alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde (up to 92% ee).