Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of α-CF3- or β-CF3-Substituted acrylic acids using Rhodium(I) complexes with a combination of chiral and achiral ligands

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Abstract

Only the mixture works! Acrylic acid derivatives with CF3 substituents in α or β position were efficiently hydrogenated in the presence of a RhI complex with a chiral secondary phosphine oxide (SPO; see scheme) and an achiral Ph3P as ligands. The corresponding propanoic acid derivatives were obtained with generally high conversion (>99 %) and high enantioselectivity (92->99 %).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14191-14195
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number52
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Dec 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • acrylic acids
  • asymmetric catalysis
  • hydrogenation
  • rhodium
  • secondary phosphine oxides

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