Abstract
ABSTRACTA new asymmetric method for preparing chiral allylic esters from various unactivated alkanes through simultaneous dehydrogenation and enantioselective allylic oxidation in the presence of chiral heterogeneous oxazoline–based ligands is reported for the first time. For this purpose, chiral amino oxazoline ligands, synthesized from chiral amino alcohols and cyanogen bromide, were immobilized on modified MCM‐41 mesoporous silica. These chiral heterogeneous ligands were then characterized using Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller and Barrett–Joyner–Halenda techniques. Finally, copper complexes of these ligands were employed in the synthesis of chiral allylic esters, achieving the best result with a 90% yield and 77% enantiomeric excess. Evaluation of the recyclability of the chiral heterogeneous catalysts revealed that they can be reused three times without a noticeable reduction in the results. In addition, the mechanism of formation of the chiral allylic esters was investigated using a density functional theory method.
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