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Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Activated Aryl Imines Catalyzed by an Iron(II) P-NH-P′ Complex
Seo, Chris S. G.,Tannoux, Thibault,Smith, Samantha A. M.,Lough, Alan J.,Morris, Robert H.
, p. 12040 - 12049 (2019/10/02)
Chiral amines are key building blocks in synthetic chemistry with numerous applications in the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. Asymmetric imine hydrogenation, particularly with iridium catalysts, is well developed. However, imine reduction still remains challenging in the context of replacing such a precious metal with a cheap, nontoxic, and environmentally friendly substitute such as iron. Here, we report that an unsymmetrical iron P-NH-P′ catalyst that was previously shown to be effective for the asymmetric hydrogenation of aryl ketones is also a very effective catalyst for the asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral aryl imines activated with N-diphenylphosphinoyl or N-tosyl groups. The P-NH-P′ abbreviation stands for (S,S)-PPh2CHPhCHPhNHCH2CH2PiPr2. Density functional theory results suggest that, surprisingly, the NH group on the catalyst activates and orients the imine to hydride attack by hydrogen bonding to the PO or SO group on the imine nitrogen, as opposed to the imine nitrogen itself. This may explain why N-Ph and N-Bu imines are not hydrogenated.
Convenient, enantioselective hydrosilylation of imines in protic media catalyzed by a Zn-trianglamine complex
Gajewy, Jadwiga,Gawronski, Jacek,Kwit, Marcin
scheme or table, p. 3863 - 3870 (2011/06/23)
Chiral hexamine macrocycle derived from trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane (DACH) in a complex with diethylzinc efficiently catalyzes the asymmetric hydrosilylation of N-phosphorylated aryl-alkyl or aryl-aryl ketimines in protic media with enantiomeric excess o
Zinc-catalyzed enantioselective hydrosilylation of imines
Park, Bu-Mahn,Mun, Soungyun,Yun, Jaesook
, p. 1029 - 1032 (2007/10/03)
The highly enantioselective reduction of imines is achieved by employing chiral Zn/diamine catalysts. This new catalytic protocol offers attractive features such as use of a non-precious metal and an inexpensive silane, easy modification of chiral diamine