In the presence of the inexpensive and non-toxic polymethylhydrosiloxane, the combination of copper(II) acetateand a chiral diphosphine displayed high catalytic efficiency in the asymmetric hydrosilylation of a series...In the presence of the inexpensive and non-toxic polymethylhydrosiloxane, the combination of copper(II) acetateand a chiral diphosphine displayed high catalytic efficiency in the asymmetric hydrosilylation of a series ofaromatic ketones in air atmosphere and at room temperature. (R)-1-Arylethanols were obtained with up to 99%yield and 93% enantiomeric excess. Meanwhile, the electron effect and steric hindrance of substituents on the aromaticring had an interesting influence on both the yields and enantioselectivities. Furthermore, a possible mechanismwas presented to explain the influence of some key factors on the reaction.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21402066)the Open Project of the Key Laboratory of the Chinese Ministry of Education in Resource Chemistry.
文摘In the presence of the inexpensive and non-toxic polymethylhydrosiloxane, the combination of copper(II) acetateand a chiral diphosphine displayed high catalytic efficiency in the asymmetric hydrosilylation of a series ofaromatic ketones in air atmosphere and at room temperature. (R)-1-Arylethanols were obtained with up to 99%yield and 93% enantiomeric excess. Meanwhile, the electron effect and steric hindrance of substituents on the aromaticring had an interesting influence on both the yields and enantioselectivities. Furthermore, a possible mechanismwas presented to explain the influence of some key factors on the reaction.
