Iridium-catalyzed highly enantioselective hydrogenation of exocyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

Fengtao Tian, Dongmei Yao, Yuanyuan Liu, Fang Xie, Wanbin Zhang

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Abstract

By using the iridium complex of a phosphine-oxazoline ligand with an axis-unfixed biphenyl backbone, a highly enantioselective hydrogenation of the C=C bond of exocyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to afford α-chiral cyclic ketones, lactones and lactams was developed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1841-1845
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Synthesis and Catalysis
Volume352
Issue number11-12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asymmetric synthesis
  • Cyclic carbonyl compounds
  • Hydrogenation
  • Iridium
  • Oxazoline

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