ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(20)
Published: June 18, 2024
Abstract
A
series
of
bis‐cyclometalated
chiral‐at‐metal
iridium(III)
complexes
containing
a
coordinated
secondary
phosphine
oxide
(SPO)
have
been
synthesized
and
evaluated
as
catalysts
in
the
asymmetric
transfer
hydrogenation
(ATH)
acetophenone.
The
catalytic
results
show
that
SPO
ligands
non‐innocent
role
activating
process.
Additionally,
it
has
observed
for
same
chiral
descriptor
(Δ‐at‐Ir
or
Λ‐at‐Ir),
major
enantiomer
formed
depends
on
nature
cyclometalating
ligand.
These
enantiodivergent
contravene
general
assumption
core‘s
chirality
dictates
sense
induction.
combined
analysis
main
structural
features
deduced
from
XRD
structures
situ
NMR
spectroscopy
allowed
us
to
propose
simplified
cycle
working
hypothesis
explain
enantioselectivities.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(18), P. 10672 - 10714
Published: Aug. 14, 2020
Enantioselective
transition
metal
catalysis
is
an
area
very
much
at
the
forefront
of
contemporary
synthetic
research.
The
development
processes
that
enable
efficient
synthesis
enantiopure
compounds
unquestionable
importance
to
chemists
working
within
many
diverse
fields
central
science.
Traditional
approaches
solving
this
challenge
have
typically
relied
on
leveraging
repulsive
steric
interactions
between
chiral
ligands
and
substrates
in
order
raise
energy
one
diastereomeric
states
over
other.
By
contrast,
Review
examines
alternative
tactic
which
a
set
attractive
noncovalent
operating
are
used
control
enantioselectivity.
Examples
where
creative
approach
has
been
successfully
applied
render
fundamental
enantioselective
presented
discussed.
In
cases
examined,
ligand
scaffold
carefully
designed
accommodate
these
interactions,
while
others,
critical
was
only
elucidated
subsequent
computational
mechanistic
studies.
Through
exploration
discussion
recent
reports
encompassing
wide
range
reaction
classes,
we
hope
inspire
continue
develop
asymmetric
transformations
based
powerful
concept.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(8), P. 4764 - 4794
Published: March 29, 2023
Chiral
transition
metal
catalysts
represent
a
powerful
and
economic
tool
for
implementing
stereocenters
in
organic
synthesis,
with
the
center
providing
strong
chemical
activation
upon
its
interaction
substrates
or
reagents,
while
overall
chirality
of
complex
achieves
desired
stereoselectivity.
Often,
chiral
topology
implements
stereogenic
center,
which
is
then
involved
origin
asymmetric
induction.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
survey
reported
formally
constitutes
stereocenter.
A
goes
along
an
complex,
regardless
whether
ligands
are
achiral.
Implications
catalyst
design
mechanism
induction
discussed
half-sandwich,
tetracoordinated,
pentacoordinated,
hexacoordinated
complexes
containing
center.
The
distinguishes
between
originating
from
coordination
to
those
solely
composed
optically
inactive
(achiral
rapidly
interconverting
enantiomers)
prior
complexation
(dubbed
“chiral-at-metal”
catalysts).
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Chiral-at-metal
catalysts,
containing
only
achiral
ligands,
utilize
the
metal
as
sole
stereogenic
center
and
catalytic
center.
They
represent
an
emerging
powerful
class
of
chiral
transition
catalysts
for
asymmetric
catalysis.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
7(20), P. 3312 - 3342
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
This
review
describes
recent
developments
in
enantioselective
imine
reduction,
including
related
substrates
which
a
CN
bond
is
the
target
for
and
in
situ
methods.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(17), P. 10793 - 10800
Published: Aug. 19, 2022
The
asymmetric
synthesis
of
optically
pure
and
conformationally
locked
oxabenzo[5]helicenes
bearing
pyridin-2-yl
or
isoquinolin-3-yl
substituents
their
transformation
into
the
corresponding
cycloiridated
organometallics
are
described.
These
helically
chiral
Cp*IrIII(X)C,N-complexes
(X
=
Cl,
I)
also
contain
a
configurationally
unstable
pseudotetrahedral
iridium
center.
This
center
undergoes
epimerization
at
room
temperature,
its
relative
stereochemistry,
especially
in
solid
state,
depends
on
nature
coordinated
ligands.
Cycloiridated
helicenes
were
used
transfer
hydrogenation
prochiral
aromatic
imines
with
formic
acid/triethylamine
to
reach
up
96:4
er.
It
is
assumed
that
chirality
controlled
by
auxiliary
helix
rather
than
IrIII
stereogenic
iridacycles.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(72), P. 9010 - 9028
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
This
feature
article
covers
the
recent
status
on
reactivities
of
α-alkyl
cyclic
N
-sulfonyl
ketimines
as
resourceful
nucleophiles,
targeting
fused
carbo-
and
heterocycles,
aza-arenes
etc
.
In
addition,
mechanistic
studies
have
been
presented.
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
56(19), P. 11688 - 11701
Published: Sept. 12, 2017
A
set
of
aryl-substituted
pyridylideneamide
(PYA)
ligands
with
variable
donor
properties
owing
to
a
pronounced
zwitterionic
and
neutral
diene-type
resonance
structure
were
used
as
electronically
flexible
at
pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
(Cp*)
iridium
center.
The
straightforward
synthesis
this
type
ligand
allows
for
an
easy
incorporation
substituents
such
methoxy
groups
in
different
positions
the
phenyl
ring
C,N-bidentate
chelating
PYA.
These
modifications
considerably
enhance
catalytic
activity
coordinated
center
toward
aerobic
transfer
hydrogenation
carbonyls
imines
well
hydrosilylation
phenylacetylene.
Moreover,
these
PYA
complexes
catalyze
base-free
aldehydes,
lesser
extent
also
ketones.
Under
standard
conditions
including
base,
aldehydes
are
rapidly
oxidized
carboxylic
acids
rather
than
reduced
corresponding
alcohol,
is
observed
under
conditions.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
26(13), P. 4076 - 4076
Published: July 3, 2021
In
this
review,
we
describe
the
synthesis
and
use
in
hydrogen
transfer
reactions
of
ruthenacycles
iridacycles.
The
review
limits
itself
to
metallacycles
where
a
ligand
is
bound
bidentate
fashion
either
ruthenium
or
iridium
via
carbon-metal
sigma
bond,
as
well
dative
bond
from
heteroatom
an
N-heterocyclic
carbene.
Pincer
complexes
fall
outside
scope.
Described
are
applications
(asymmetric)
hydrogenation
aldehydes,
ketones,
imines,
reductive
aminations.
Oxidation
reactions,
i.e.,
classical
Oppenauer
oxidation,
which
reverse
hydrogenation,
dehydrogenations
oxidations
with
oxygen,
described.
Racemizations
alcohols
secondary
amines
also
catalyzed
by
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
360(3), P. 485 - 490
Published: Nov. 14, 2017
Abstract
A
practical
zinc
acetate
dihydrate‐catalyzed
reductive
amination
of
various
carbonyl
compounds
with
N
,
‐dimethylformamide
(DMF)
as
dimethylamino
(Me
2
N)
source,
reductant
and
solvent
has
been
developed.
This
reaction
shows
broad
substrate
scope,
good
functional
group
tolerance,
avoids
the
need
for
a
pressure‐proof
reactor
column
chromatographic
isolation
operations
gives
up
to
98%
yield,
make
it
an
attractive
method
preparation
tertiary
‐dimethylamines.
magnified
image
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
22(21), P. 8278 - 8284
Published: Oct. 12, 2020
A
nickel-catalyzed
enantioselective
transfer
hydrogenation
and
deuteration
of
N-sulfonyl
imines
was
developed.
Excellent
α-selectivity
high
deuterium
content
were
achieved
by
using
inexpensive
2-propanol-d8
as
a
source.
As
highlight,
no
β-C-H
the
remote
C-H
amines
occurred,
which
is
hard
to
achieve
other
or
hydrogen
isotope
exchange
with
D2O.
Mechanism
studies
indicated
stepwise
pathway
through
[Ni-D]
intermediate.