Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Optically Active Ketones by Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation

Close to perfect enantioselectivity (up to 99 % ee, see scheme) is found for the formation of α‐substituted ketones by the asymmetric hydrogenation of enones with an iridium–phosphinooxazoline catalyst. In an operationally simple process, both linear and cyclic substrates react well and afford the d...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) 2008-01, Vol.47 (46), p.8920-8923
Main Authors: Lu, Sheng-Mei, Bolm, Carsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
asymmetric synthesis
enantioselectivity
enones
hydrogenation
iridium
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Summary:Close to perfect enantioselectivity (up to 99 % ee, see scheme) is found for the formation of α‐substituted ketones by the asymmetric hydrogenation of enones with an iridium–phosphinooxazoline catalyst. In an operationally simple process, both linear and cyclic substrates react well and afford the desired products in high yields. A wide variety of substituents are tolerated, thus making the method synthetically appealing.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200803709