Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Olefins for the Synthesis of α- and β-Amino Acids

2014 ◽  
Vol 126 (45) ◽  
pp. 12406-12409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Yang ◽  
Haiyan Xu ◽  
Jianrong Steve Zhou
Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 671
Author(s):  
Chad M. Bernier ◽  
Joseph S. Merola

A series of chiral complexes of the form Ir(NHC)2(aa)(H)(X) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene, aa = chelated amino acid, X = halide) was synthesized by oxidative addition of -amino acids to iridium(I) bis-NHC compounds and screened for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones. Following optimization of the reaction conditions, NHC, and amino acid ligands, high enantioselectivity was achieved when employing the Ir(IMe)2(l-Pro)(H)(I) catalyst (IMe = 1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene), which asymmetrically reduces a range of acetophenone derivatives in up to 95% enantiomeric excess.


Author(s):  
Chad M. Bernier ◽  
Joseph S. Merola

A series of chiral complexes of the form Ir(NHC)2(aa)(H)(X) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene, aa = chelated amino acid, X = halide) was synthesized by oxidative addition of -amino acids to iridium(I) bis-NHC compounds and screened for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones. Following optimization of the reaction conditions, NHC, and amino acid ligands, high enantioselectivity was achieved when employing the Ir(IMe)2(l-Pro)(H)(I) catalyst (IMe = 1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene), which asymmetrically reduces a range of acetophenone derivatives in up to 95% enantiomeric excess.


1998 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 491-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Ohta ◽  
Shu-ichi Nakahara ◽  
Yasuhiko Shigemura ◽  
Kouichi Hattori ◽  
Isao Furukawa

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