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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14191-14195 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 52 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 23 Dec 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- acrylic acids
- asymmetric catalysis
- hydrogenation
- rhodium
- secondary phosphine oxides