Chiral phosphoric acid and its applications of asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation

As an excellent representative of organic small molecular catalysts, chiral phosphoric acid played an important role in asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation. According to the skeleton of chiral phosphoric acid, the development and applications of chiral phosphoric acid were summarized. The applications of chiral phosphoric acid in asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation were introduced according to three kinds of hydrogen source systems used in chiral phosphoric acid catalytic reaction. It was found that chiral phosphoric acid has high activity and excellent selectivity. Chiral products with excellent yields and enantioselectivities were obtained in most reactions.

Phosphine-free chiral iridium catalysts for asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of simple ketones

Phosphine free iridium catalysts with simple structures show efficient enantioselectivities and activities in the asymmetric hydrogenation of simple ketones by using chiral iridium catalysts to chiral alcohols with up to 96% ee.