Amino Acid Derived Chiral Aminobenzimidazole Manganese Catalysts for Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

ACS Catalysis ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 8033-8041
Author(s):  
Lixian Wang ◽  
Jin Lin ◽  
Qiangsheng Sun ◽  
Chungu Xia ◽  
Wei Sun
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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 358 (24) ◽  
pp. 4006-4018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jèssica Margalef ◽  
Tove Slagbrand ◽  
Fredrik Tinnis ◽  
Hans Adolfsson ◽  
Montserrat Diéguez ◽  
...  

Synlett ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (04) ◽  
pp. 503-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Schneekönig ◽  
Kathrin Junge ◽  
Matthias Beller

The asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones using isopropyl alcohol (IPA) as hydrogen donor in the presence of novel manganese catalysts is explored. The selective and active systems are easily generated in situ from [MnBr(CO)5] and inexpensive C 2-symmeric bisoxalamide ligands. Under the optimized reaction conditions, the Mn-derived catalyst gave higher enantioselectivity compared with the related ruthenium catalyst.


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