title: Synthesis of a novel chiral binaphthyl phospholane and its application in the highly enantioselective hydrogenation of enamides.
abstract: [formula: see text] A new chiral phosphine, (R,R)-1,2-bis[(R)-4,5-dihydro-3H-dinaphtho[2,1- c:1',2'-e]phosphepino]benzene [abbreviated as (R,R)-binaphane] was prepared on the basis of a practical route from a readily accessible enantiomerically pure binaphthanol. This ligand possesses both binaphthyl chirality and phospholane functionality. Excellent enantioselectivities (95-99.6% ee) have been observed in hydrogenation of an isomeric mixture of (E)- and (Z)-beta-substituted-alpha-arylenamides by using a Rh-binaphane catalyst. These enantioselectivities are the highest reported to date for this transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006865:Hydrogenation; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C409582:1,2-bis(4,5-dihydro-3H-dinaphtho(2,1-c-1',2'-e)phosphepino)benzene; D000577:Amides; D009281:Naphthalenes