Novel Chiral PNNP-Ru Complexes:Synthesis and Application in Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

The efficient catalytic systems generated in situ from RuCl2（PPh3）3 and chiral ligands N,N-bis[2-（di-o-tolylphosphino）-benzyl]cyclohexane-1,2-diamine（2） were employed for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones, giving the corresponding optically active alcohols with high activities（up to 99% conversion） and excellent enantioselectivities（up to 96% e.e.） under mild conditions. The chiral ruthenium（Ⅱ） complex （R,R）-3 has been prepared and characterized by NMR and X-ray crystallography.

EFFECTS OF RATE OF ADDITION AND TENIPERATURE ON THE ENANTIOSELECTIVITY IN BORANE REDUCTION OF KETONES CATALYZED BY CHIRAL OXAZABOROLIDINE

The exoellent enantioselectivity with o. p. >99% in asymmetrio borane reduction of acetophenone catalyzed by (4S, 5R ) 4, 5-diphenyi-1. 3. 2-oxazaborolidine has been achieved via the important modincation of the reaction conditions.

Reductive amination of ketones with ammonium catalyzed by a newly identified Brevibacterium epidermidis strain for the synthesis of(S)-chiral amines

The asymmetric reductive amination of achiral ketones with ammonia is a particularly attractive reaction for the synthesis of chiral amines.Although several engineered amine dehydrogenases have been developed by protein engineering for the asymmetric reductive amination of ketones,they all display(R)‐stereoselectivity.To date,there is no report of an(S)‐stereoselective biocatalyst for this reaction.Herein,a microorganism named Brevibacterium epidermidis ECU1015 that catalyzes the(S)‐selective reductive amination of ketones with ammonium has been successfully isolated from soil.Using B.epidermidis ECU1015 as the catalyst,the asymmetric reductive amination of a set of phenylacetone derivatives was successfully carried out,yielding the corresponding(S)‐chiral amines with moderate conversion and>99%enantiomeric excess.

Asymmetric Partial Hydrosilylation of 2,2-Difluoro-1,3-diketones with Chiral Frustrated Lewis Pairs

Comprehensive Summary,The asymmetric partial reduction of 1,3-diketones stands as a straightforward pathway to access optically active β-hydroxyketones. In this paper, an asymmetric Piers-type hydrosilylation of 2,2-difluoro-1,3-diketones was successfully realized by using a frustrated Lewis pair of chiral borane and tricyclohexylphosphine as a catalyst, delivering a variety of α,α-difluoro-β-hydroxyketones in high yields with up to 99% ee. Significantly, no over-reduced diol products were observed even with an excess amount of silanes. The product can be conveniently converted to α,α-difluoro-β-hydroxyester or 1,3-anti-diol via an oxidation with m-CPBA or a reduction with DIBAL-H without obvious loss of ee.

Asymmetric Reduction of Aromatic Ketones Catalyzed by Using (αs,4s)-2-Dichloromethyl-4,5-Dihydro-α-(4-Nitrophenyl)-4- Oxazolemethanol-Borane Complex

Chiral oxazoborolidine borane complex was prepared from (αs, 4s)-2-dichloromethyl-4, 5-dihydro-α-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-oxazolemethanol with Borane in THF. The borane modified by chiral oxazoborolidine enantioselectively reduced aromatic ketones to second-alcohol with about 95%yield and medium optical yields. In the end of article, results are discussed and reduction mechanism is shown which proves the resulting major isomers fit very well.

Schiff-base Amino Alcohol-zinc Complex for Enantioselective Addition of Phenylacetylene to Aromatic Ketones

A complete study of the asymmetric addition of phenylacetylene to ketones catalyzed by Schiff-base amino alcohol-Zn complex is reported in this article. The Schiff-base amino alcohols were easily prepared from amino acids in three steps. When the amount of ligand was 1%（molar fraction）, an e.e. value up to 94% was obtained. A series of practical chiral ligands were applied in the enantioselective addition of phenylacetylene to ketones without adding another stronger Lewis acid except zinc.

Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Heterocyclic Diaryl Ketones:Facile Access to Key Intermediate of Baloxavir

Transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation has been proven to be a powerful approach for the synthesis of chiral alcohols.Herein,a highly efficient and enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of dibenzoheptaheterocyclic ketones catalyzed by an arene-tethered TsDPEN-based Rh(ll)catalyst has been successfully developed,and a variety of dibenzoheptaheterocyclic ketones were reduced by a 1/1 mixture of formic acid and DBU(1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene)with high yields and enantioselectivities.With this method,the asymmetric reduction of 7,8-difluorodibenzo[b,e]thiepin-11(6H)-one has been realized,providing the key intermediate of baloxavir marboxil with>99% yield and>99% ee at a substrate/catalyst molar ratio of 1000.

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Tetrasubstituted α,β-Unsaturated Ketones:Access to Chiral 2-Substituted Cyclopentyl Aryl Ketones

Asymmetric hydrogenation of tetrasubstituted alkenes is an important but challenging research topic.Herein,we report an efficient iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of tetrasubstituted α,β-unsaturated ketones for the synthesis of chiral 2-substituted cyclopentyl aryl ketones,an important chiral structural motif for the preparation of chiral pharmaceuticals and bioactive molecules.The reaction proceeded very well with good functional group compatibility and delivered the hydrogenated products in high yields and stereoselectivities(up to 99% yield,>20:1 dr and 99%ee).In addition,the reaction could be carried out on a gram-scale,and all four stereoisomers of the hydrogenated products bearing two contiguous stereocenters were obtained.Furthermore,the hydrogenated product can be transformed into the ERβ agonist Erteberel,and the reaction pathway was also studied via deuterium-labelling experiments.

New Chiral Metal Cluster Systems for Catalytic AsymmetricSyntheses of Chiral Alcohols

The efficient chiral Ru 3(CO) 12 systems were prepared in situ from Ru 3(CO) 12 and various chiral diimino-or diamino-diphosphine tetradentate ligands. The systems have been used for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of propiophenone in 2-propanol, leading to 1-phenyl-1-propanol in a 98% yield and 96% e.e. The IR study suggests that the carbonyl hydride anion [HRu 3(CO) 11]- most probably exists as a principal species under the reaction conditions. The high chiral efficiency may be due to the synergetic effect produced by the neighboring ruthenium atoms and a special chiral micro-environment involving the polydentate ligand and the Ru 3 framework.

Characterization of four diol dehydrogenases for enantioselective synthesis of chiral vicinal diols

Enantiopure vicinal diols are important building blocks used in the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds. Diol dehydrogenase(DDH) mediated stereoselective oxidation of racemic vicinal is an efficient way to prepare enantiopure vicinal diols. In this study, four new bacterial DDHs(AnDDH from Anoxybacillus sp. P3 H1 B, HcDDH from Hazenella coriacea, GzDDH from Geobacillus zalihae and LwDDH from Leptotrichia wadei) were mined from the GenBank database and expressed in E. coli T7.The four DDHs were purified and biochemically characterized for oxidation activity toward(R)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, with the optimal reaction condition of pH9.0(AnDDH), 10.0(HcDDH) and 11.0(GzDDH and LwDDH) and the temperatures at 40 ℃(AnDDH), 50 ℃(HcDDH) and 60 ℃(GzDDH and LwDDH), respectively. The four enzymes were stable at the pH from 7.0 to 9.0 and below 40 ℃.Kinetic parameters of four DDHs showed that the HcDDH from Hazenella coriacea had high activity toward a broad range of vicinal diols. A series of racemic vicinal diols were successfully resolved by recombinant E. coli(HcDDH-NOX) resting cells co-expression of an NADH oxidase(NOX), affording(S)-diols and(1 S, 2 S)-trans-diols in ≥99% ee. The synthetic potential of HcDDH was proved by E. coli(HcDDH-NOX) via kinetic resolution of racemic trans-1,2-indandiol on a 100 ml scale reaction,(S, S)-trans-1,2-indandiol was prepared in 46.7% yield and >99% ee. In addition, asymmetric reduction of four α-Hydroxy ketones(10–300 mmol·L^(-1)) by E. coli(HcDDH-GDH) resting cells resulted in >99% ee and69–98% yields of(R)-vicinal diols. The current research expands the toolbox of DDHs to synthesize chiral vicinal diols and demonstrated that the mined Hc DDH is a potential enzyme in the synthesis of a broad range of chiral vicinal diols.

Salen-Zn络合物催化芳香酮的不对称硅氢化反应研究

以二苯基乙二胺为原料,分别与水杨醛、3,5-二叔丁基水杨醛、3,5-二甲氧基水杨醛反应合成了3种Salen配体,并与醋酸锌组成Salen-Zn络合物催化体系,考察其对芳香酮的不对称硅氢化反应的催化性能。结果表明,叔丁基Salen-Zn络合物催化体系的催化性能最优;以苯乙酮为模板底物,确定不对称硅氢化反应的最佳条件如下:(EtO)3SiH为还原剂、THF为溶剂、反应温度为30℃、反应时间为24 h,产物苯乙醇的收率为94%、ee值为98%。底物的拓展研究表明,Salen-Zn络合物催化体系对含不同官能团的芳香酮均具有良好的催化性能。该方法提供了一种高反应活性和高对映选择性合成手性芳香醇的途径,为手性药物的不对称合成以及活性中间体的开发提供了新思路。

Asymmetric reduction of α-hydroxy aromatic ketones to chiral aryl vicinal diols using carrot enzymes system

Asymmetric reduction of ct-hydroxy aromatic ketones was carded out by using carrot enzymes system, yielding corresponding chiral vicinal diols with special functional groups. The optimum reaction conditions were obtained after investigation of various influencing factors. Chiral aryl vicinal diols were produced with good yields and excellent enantiomeric excesses under appropriate conditions. Meanwhile, the steric factors and electronic effects of the substituents on the aromatic ring were shown to have an interesting influence on both yield and enantioselectivity.

生物催化不对称还原制备氟代手性醇

由于氟原子的特殊性质,化合物中引入氟原子可显著改变其物理化学性质。因此,氟原子在药物中的应用越来越广。此外,80%药物分子结构属于手性分子。其中,氟代手性醇常见于手性药物结构中,该类结构的合成方法研究具有重要的意义。不对称还原含氟酮是合成此结构的常见方法。与化学还原方法相比,生物催化还原具有对映选择性强、产率高和易于分离纯化等优点。生物催化,特别是酶催化还原含氟酮类化合物成为手性药物合成领域的研究热点。本文从纯化酶催化和全细胞催化两个方面,综述了近年来含氟酮生物催化还原合成氟代手性醇的研究进展,并分析总结了氟代对酮生物催化还原的影响,最后对生物催化还原法未来的发展进行了展望。

Enantioselective[3 t 2]cycloadditions of terminal allenoates withβ-sulfonyl-α,β-unsaturated ketones

A highly efficient and mild method for[3 t 2]cycloaddition ofβ-sulfonyl-α,β-unsaturated ketones with terminal allenoates was well-explored and developed.The reactions were successfully performed by applying multifunctional chiral phosphine P6 which was screened from eight chiral phosphorus reagents to finally result in a variety of enantioenriched sulfone-substituted cyclopentenes with two chiral centers(up to 81%yield with 94%ee).Moreover,2.5 mol%catalytic equivalents were proved to be feasible when this reaction was performed on a 10 mmol scale.

Novel chiral multidentate P3N4-type ligand for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones

Novel chiral multidentate P3N4-type ligand has been synthesized and characterized by NMR and HRMS.Using i-PrOH as solvent and hydrogen source, asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of various ketones was investigated. The catalyst generated in situ from chiral multidentate aminophosphine ligand（R,R,R,R）-3 and IrCl（CO）（PPh3）2exhibited highly catalytic activity and excellent enantioselectivity under mild conditions, achieving the corresponding chiral alcohols with up to 99% yield and 99% ee.

Synthesis and application of chiral N,N'-dialkylated cyclohexanediamine for asymmetric hydrogenation of aryl ketones

Chiral N,N＇-dialkylated cyclohexanediamine derived ligands have been synthesized and used in the asymmetric hydrogenation of aryl ketones.Optically active alcohols with up to 90%enantiomeric excess were obtained in high yields.

Graft of Chiral Amino Alcohol onto Poly（menthyl vinyl ketone） and the Grafted Polymer＇s Inducement to the Asymmetric Addition of Phenylacetylene to Aromatic Ketone

A new kind of optically active polymer bearing chiral amino alcohol was prepared by means of graft. The resulting grafted polymer was obtained as follows. First, the carbonyl of optically active helical poly（menthyl vinyl ketone）（poly-MVK） was reduced to hydroxyl group with lithium aluminum hydride as a reductant to yield poly（1-menthyl-2-propen-1-ol）（poly-MPO）. Second, the hydroxyl group of poly-MPO reacted with epichlorohydrin to yield methyloxirane-loading poly-MPO[（poly-MPO）-MO]. Third, the（poly-MPO）-MO reacted with amine to pro- duce optically active polymer bearing chiral amino alcohol[（poly-MPO）-APO]. The （poly-MPO）-APO was applied to the asymmetric addition of phenylacetylene to aromatic ketone. Good enantioselectivities were achieved and the catalyst could be recovered and reused 5 times with unchanged enantioselectivity and slightly decreased activity.

Chiral Cinchona Alkaloid-Thiourea Catalyzed Mannich Reaction for Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Amino Ketones Bearing Benzothiazol Moiety

Mannich reactions of imine with acetylacetone were effectively catalyzed by the modified chiral cinchona alka-loid-derived thiourea. The reactions led to chiral r-amino carbonyl compounds in high yields and good enantiose-lectivities. The study demonstrated for the first time that Mannich reactions of unmodified acetylacetone with het-erocyclic imine derived from benzothiazole can be promoted by chiral bifunctional organocatalyst.

Asymmetric hydroazidation ofα-substituted vinyl ketones catalyzed by chiral primary amine

We report herein the first example of asymmetric hydroazidation of α-substituted vinyl ketones by using chiral primary amines as the catalysts.A simple chiral primary-tertiary diamine catalyst derived from lphenylalanine was found to readily promote this aza-Michael addition reaction with enamine protonation as the key stereogenic step,thus enabling the effective synthesis of α-chiral β-azido ketones with good yields and moderate enantioselectivities.