Synlett 2012; 23(19): 2777-2784
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1317505
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Bis(phosphinite) with C 2-Symmetric Axis; Effects on the Ruthenium(II)- Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Acetophenone Derivatives

Murat Aydemir*
Dicle University, Department of Chemistry, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey   Fax: +90(412)2488300   Email: aydemir@dicle.edu.tr
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Feyyaz Durap
Dicle University, Department of Chemistry, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey   Fax: +90(412)2488300   Email: aydemir@dicle.edu.tr
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Cezmi Kayan
Dicle University, Department of Chemistry, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey   Fax: +90(412)2488300   Email: aydemir@dicle.edu.tr
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Akin Baysal
Dicle University, Department of Chemistry, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey   Fax: +90(412)2488300   Email: aydemir@dicle.edu.tr
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Yılmaz Turgut
Dicle University, Department of Chemistry, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey   Fax: +90(412)2488300   Email: aydemir@dicle.edu.tr
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Publication History

Received: 19 July 2012

Accepted after revision: 28 September 2012

Publication Date:
09 November 2012 (online)


Abstract

Chiral ruthenium catalyst systems generated in situ from [Ru(η6-p-cymene)(μ-Cl)Cl]2 complex and chiral C 2-symmetric bis(phosphinite) ligands based on amino alcohol derivatives were employed in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones to give the corresponding optically active alcohols in high yield. The best results were obtained in the [Ru(η6-p-cymene)­(μ-Cl)Cl]2 and (2S)-2-[benzyl(2-{benzyl[(2S)-1-[(diphenylphosphanyl)oxy]-3-phenyl propan-2-yl]amino}ethyl)amino]-3-phenylpropyl diphenylphosphinite or (2R)-2-[benzyl(2-{benzyl[(2R)-1-[(diphenyl­phosphanyl)oxy]-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino}ethyl)amino]-3-phenylpropyl diphenylphosphinite catalytic systems, which gave enantioselectivities of up to 93% ee and 99% conversion.