Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α-alkylidene succinimides

  • Yuanyuan Liu
  • , Wanbin Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Not to be out PhOXed! The title reaction provides a new approach to chiral succinimide derivatives with excellent yields and ee values by using a low catalyst loading (0.05 mol %) and mild reaction conditions. Chiral 3-benzyl pyrrolidines and 1-hydroxypyrrolidine-2,5-diones, important structural motifs in natural products and pharmaceuticals, could be readily prepared. BARF -=tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2203-2206
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Feb 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • asymmetric catalysis
  • hydrogenation
  • iridium
  • ligand effects
  • synthetic methods

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