Ni-catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation Research Articles

Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted α,β-Unsaturated Phosphine Oxides/Phosphonates/Phosphoric Acids

Efficient Ni/(S,S)-Ph-BPE-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α-substituted α,β-unsaturated phosphine oxides/phosphonates/phosphoric acids has been successfully developed, and a wide range of chiral α-substituted phosphines hydrogenation products were obtained in generally high yields with excellent enantioselective control (92%-99% yields, 84%->99% ee). This method features a cheap transition metal nickel catalytic system, high functional group tolerance, wide substrate scope generality, and excellent enantioselectivity. A plausible catalytic cycle was proposed for this asymmetric hydrogenation according to the results of deuterium-labeling experiments.

Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketoacids for the Synthesis of Chiral Lactones.

A highly efficient Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic γ- and δ-ketoacids has been developed, affording a series of γ- and δ-aryl lactones in high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (≤98% ee). The hydrogenation could occur smoothly on a gram scale with 0.05 mol % catalyst loading (S/C = 2000). This protocol provides an efficient and practical approach for accessing chiral lactones with important potential applications in organic synthesis and the pharmaceutical industry.

Highly enantioselective Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of β,β-disubstituted acrylic acids

A highly enantioselective Ni-catalyzed hydrogenation of β,β-disubstituted acrylic acids was first realized using Ph-BPE, providing straightforward access to chiral carboxylic acids in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities, up to 99% ee.

Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of N-aryl imino esters for the efficient synthesis of chiral \u03b1-aryl glycines

Chiral α-aryl glycines play a key role in the preparation of some bioactive products, however, their catalytic asymmetric synthesis is far from being satisfactory. Herein, we report an efficient nickel-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of N-aryl imino esters, affording chiral α-aryl glycines in high yields and enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee). The hydrogenation can be conducted on a gram scale with a substrate/catalyst ratio of up to 2000. The obtained chiral N-p-methoxyphenyl α-aryl glycine derivatives are not only directly useful chiral secondary amino acid esters but can also be easily deprotected by treatment with cerium ammonium nitrate for further transformations to several widely used molecules including drug intermediates and chiral ligands. Formation of a chiral Ni-H species in hydrogenation is detected by 1H NMR. Computational results indicate that the stereo selection is determined during the approach of the substrate to the catalyst.

Efficient Access to Chiral 2-Oxazolidinones via Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation: Scope Study, Mechanistic Explanation, and Origin of Enantioselectivity

Cheap transition metal Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-oxazolones was successfully developed, which provided an efficient synthetic strategy to prepare various chiral 2-oxazolidinones wi...

Efficient Synthesis of Chiral 2-Oxazolidinones via Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation

Efficient Synthesis of Chiral 2-Oxazolidinones via Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation

Ni-Catalyzed asymmetric reduction of α-keto-β-lactams via DKR enabled by proton shuttling.

Chiral α-hydroxy-β-lactams are key fragments of many bioactive compounds and antibiotics, and the development of efficient synthetic methods for these compounds is of great value. The highly enantioselective dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of α-keto-β-lactams was realized via a novel proton shuttling strategy. A wide range of α-keto-β-lactams were reduced efficiently and enantioselectively by Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation, providing the corresponding α-hydroxy-β-lactam derivatives with high yields and enantioselectivities (up to 92% yield, up to 94% ee). Deuterium-labelling experiments indicate that phenylphosphinic acid plays a pivotal role in the DKR of α-keto-β-lactams by promoting the enolization process. The synthetic potential of this protocol was demonstrated by its application in the synthesis of a key intermediate of Taxol and (+)-epi-Cytoxazone.

Synthesis of chiral α-substituted α-amino acid and amine derivatives through Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.

Highly efficient Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of cyclic N-sulfonyl ketimino esters was, for the first time, successfully developed, providing various chiral α-monosubstituted α-amino acid derivatives with excellent results (97-99% yields, 90 to >99% ee). Cyclic N-sulfonyl ketimines were also hydrogenated well to afford chiral amine derivatives with 98-99% yields and 97 to >99% ee. The gram-scale asymmetric hydrogenation was performed well with 85% yield and 99% ee using only 0.2 mol% catalyst.

Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Cyclic Sulfamidate Imines: Efficient Synthesis of Chiral Cyclic Sulfamidates.

SummaryChiral cyclic sulfamidates are useful building blocks to construct compounds, such as chiral amines, with important applications. Often these compounds can only be generated through expensive precious metal catalysts. Here, Ni(OAc)2/(S, S)-Ph-BPE-catalyzed highly efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of cyclic sulfamidate imines was successfully developed, affording various chiral cyclic sulfamidates with high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% yield, >99% enantiomeric excess [ee]). This Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation on a gram scale has been achieved with only 0.1 mol% catalyst loading in 99% yield with 93% ee. Other types of N-sulfonyl ketimines were also hydrogenated well to obtain the corresponding products with >99% conversion, 96%–97% yields, and 97%–>99% ee. In addition, this asymmetric methodology could produce other enantioenriched organic molecules, such as chiral β-fluoroamine, amino ether, and phenylglycinol. Moreover, a reasonable catalytic cycle was provided according to the deuterium-labeling studies, which could reveal a possible mechanism for this Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.

Synthesis of Chiral β-Borylated Carboxylic Esters via Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation.

The highly efficient Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of β-boronic ester substituted-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic esters was successfully developed using ( S, S)-Ph-BPE as the ligand. A series of chiral β-borylated carboxylic esters were obtained with high yields (94%-99% yields) and excellent enantioselectivities (89%-99% ee). The gram-scale asymmetric hydrogenation with a low catalyst loading (0.25 mol %) and synthetic transformation of hydrogenation product demonstrated the great synthetic utility of this methodology.

Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of β-acylamino nitroolefins: an efficient approach to chiral amines.

An efficient approach for synthesizing chiral β-amino nitroalkanes has been developed via the Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of challenging β-amino nitroolefins under mild conditions, affording the desired products in excellent yields and with high enantioselectivities. This protocol had good compatibility with the wide substrate scope and a range of functional groups. The synthesis of chiral β-amino nitroalkanes on a gram scale has also been achieved. In addition, the reaction mechanism was elucidated using a combined experimental and computational study, and it involved acetate-assisted heterolytic H2 cleavage followed by 1,4-hydride addition and protonation to achieve the nitroalkanes.