Synlett 2003(11): 1595-1598
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41417
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Catalytic-Enantioselective Methoxycarbonylation of 1,3-Dichloroarenetricarbonyl-chromium(0) Complexes: A Desymmetrization Approach to Planar Chirality

Andreas Böttcher, Hans-Günther Schmalz*
Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität zu Köln, Greinstraße 4, 50939 Köln, Germany
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Received 26 May 2003
Publication Date:
22 September 2003 (online)

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Abstract

The Pd-catalyzed mono-methoxycarbonylation of pro­chiral 1,3-dichloroarene-Cr(CO)3 complexes was investigated. In the presence of the chiral ferrocene ligand (R,S P )-PPF-pyrrolidine the planar-chiral products were obtained with up to 90% ee (53% yield). A strong dependence of the enantioselectivity on the reaction time was observed. A kinetic study using η6-(2,6-dichlorotoluene)-Cr(CO)3 revealed that the initial enantiomeric purity of the mono-methoxycarbonylated product is further enhanced due to a kinetic resolution (S = 4.3) connected to the formation of the bis-methoxycarbonylated side-product.