title: A comparison of phosphaferrocene and phospharuthenocene ligands in Rh+-catalysed enamide hydrogenation reactions: superior performance of the phospharuthenocene.
abstract: Enantiopure Cp*-substituted 3,4-dimethyl-5-phenylphosphametallocene-2-methanols (M=Fe, Ru) have been prepared from the corresponding 2-carboxy-(-)-menthylphospholide anion and elaborated into 2-CH(2)PPh(2) phosphametallocenes (13: M=Fe; 14: M=Ru) and 2-CH(2)PtBuR substituted phospharuthenocenes (R=tBu, Me). The crystal structures of complexes [Rh(1,5-cod)(eta(2)-L)](+)BF(4)(-) (L=13, 14) reveal significantly different aryl group configurations. Comparative studies of the hydrogenation of para-substituted N-acetylcinnamate esters with these pre-catalysts show a superior performance for the phospharuthenocene derivative in terms of both rate and enantioselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétéroéléments et coordination Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau cedex, France. Duncan.Carmichael@polytechnique.fr
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carmichael
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goldet
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klankermayer
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ricard
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seeboth
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stankevic