This paper studied the mechanism of the alkene insertion elementary step in the asymmetric hydroformylation (AHF) catalyzed by RhH(CO)2[(R,S)-Yanphos] using four alkene substrates (CH2=CH- Ph, CH2=CH-Ph-(p)-M...This paper studied the mechanism of the alkene insertion elementary step in the asymmetric hydroformylation (AHF) catalyzed by RhH(CO)2[(R,S)-Yanphos] using four alkene substrates (CH2=CH- Ph, CH2=CH-Ph-(p)-Me, CH2=CH-C(==O)OCH3 and CH2=CH-OC(=O)-Ph, abbreviated as A1-A4). Interestingly, the equatorial vertical coordination mode (A mode) with respect to the Rh center was found for AI and A2 but not for A3 and A4, although the equatorial in-plane coordination mode (E mode) was found for A1 -A4. The relative energy of the E mode of the -q2-intermediates is lower than that of the A mode. In the alkene insertion step, Path 1 is more favorable than Path 2 for this system. As for AI and A2, there could be a transformation between 2eq and 2ax.展开更多
基金in part supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21072018 and 21203006)
文摘This paper studied the mechanism of the alkene insertion elementary step in the asymmetric hydroformylation (AHF) catalyzed by RhH(CO)2[(R,S)-Yanphos] using four alkene substrates (CH2=CH- Ph, CH2=CH-Ph-(p)-Me, CH2=CH-C(==O)OCH3 and CH2=CH-OC(=O)-Ph, abbreviated as A1-A4). Interestingly, the equatorial vertical coordination mode (A mode) with respect to the Rh center was found for AI and A2 but not for A3 and A4, although the equatorial in-plane coordination mode (E mode) was found for A1 -A4. The relative energy of the E mode of the -q2-intermediates is lower than that of the A mode. In the alkene insertion step, Path 1 is more favorable than Path 2 for this system. As for AI and A2, there could be a transformation between 2eq and 2ax.