title: Synthesis of chiral hydroxyl phospholanes from D-mannitol and their use in asymmetric catalytic reactions.
abstract: Chiral hydroxyl monophosphane 3 [(2S,3S,4S,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-2, 5-dimethyl-1-phenylphospholane] and bisphospholanes 5a [1,2-bis[(2S, 3S,4S,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethylphospholanyl]benzene] and 5b [1, 2-bis[(2S,3S,4S,5S)-2,5-diethyl-3,4-dihydroxyphospholanyl]benzene] were synthesized from readily available D-mannitol in high yields. Strategies for protection and deprotection of OH-groups in the presence of phosphines have been explored. Rate acceleration in the Baylis-Hillman reaction was observed when a hydroxyl phosphine was used as the catalyst. Rhodium complexes with chiral bisphospholanes are highly enantioselective catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of various kinds of functionalized olefins such as dehydroamino acid derivatives, itaconic acid derivatives, and enamides. An interesting feature of the hydroxyl phospholane system is that hydrogenation of some substrates can be carried out in water with >99% ee and 100% conversion (e.g., itaconic acid).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008353:Mannitol / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D008353:Mannitol