New Methods for the Synthesis of P-Chirogenic Diphosphines: An Application to the Development of an Improved Asymmetric Variation of the Rh(I)-Catalyzed [4+2] Cycloaddition

Abstract

A series of new P-chirogenic diphosphines has been prepared by efficient and complementary synthetic procedures. The utilization of a series of these bidentate ligands possessing steric linker variations and a conserved P-chirogenic domain in an asymmetric variation of the Rh(I)-catalyzed [4 + 2] enediene cycloaddition is described.

Key words

P-chirogenic ligands - dynamic resolution - catalysis - cycloadditions

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The use of this substrate gave exceptionally well resolved HPLC traces so that optimization of the conditions for dynamic resolution could be readily achieved.

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In all instances involving monohalide trapping agents, an authentic sample of racemic phosphine-borane was prepared for comparison by chiral HPLC.

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Reprotection of the diphosphines derived from 4b, 6c, 6d and 6e with BH₃·THF and analysis by HPLC (CHIRALPAK AD) established that no epimerization occurs during the pyrrolidine mediated deprotection reaction.

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In general, recrystallization to near optical purity could most readily be achieved by solvent diffusion in a closed system.

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In the case of 9b, separation of the isomers 10b in an authentic racemic mixture by chiral HPLC was not achieved. For this reason, optical purity was established for the corresponding P-benzyl derivative.