title: Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β,γ-Unsaturated γ-Lactams: Scope and Mechanistic Studies.
abstract: An efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of β,γ-unsaturated γ-lactams using an iridium-phosphoramidite complex is reported. The chiral γ-lactams were obtained in excellent yields and enantioselectivities (up to 99% yield and 99% ee). The mechanistic studies indicated that the reduced products were obtained via the hydrogenation of the N-acyliminium cations, generated from β,γ-unsaturated γ-lactams, which was verified by1H NMR analysis. The reaction was carried out at a reduced catalyst loading of 0.1 mol %, and the reduced products can be transformed to two potential bioactive compounds. A new route is provided for the synthesis of chiral γ-lactams.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and ‡School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qianjia
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and ‡School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Delong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and ‡School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wanbin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4788-4195
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang