Iron-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Alkenes
Peng Lu, Xiang Ren, Hao-feng Xu, Dongpo Lu, Yufeng Sun, Zhan Lu
Abstract
Here, we reported for the first time an iron-catalyzed highly enantioselective hydrogenation of minimally functionalized 1,1-disubstituted alkenes to access chiral alkanes with full conversion and excellent ee. A novel chiral 8-oxazoline iminoquinoline ligand and its iron complex have been designed and synthesized. This protocol is operationally simple by using 1 atm of hydrogen gas and shows good functional group tolerance. A primary mechanism has been proposed by the deuterium-labeling experiments.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryEnantioselective synthesisOxazolineCatalysisLigand (biochemistry)Combinatorial chemistryDeuteriumHydrogenOrganic chemistryFunctional groupReceptorBiochemistryPolymerQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisSurface Chemistry and CatalysisAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis