Abstract
The reaction efficiency and enantioselectivity of an asymmetric Pauson-Khand-type reaction catalyzed by cationic rhodium are heavily dependent on the solvent. Coordinating solvents, such as THF, provide a faster reaction and better stereoselectivity than non-coordinating solvents, such as toluene. These beneficial effects can be attributed to a significant increase in the more reactive catalytic species of [Rh(bisphosphane ligand)*(solvent)n]+ (3) than of [Rh(bisphosphine ligand)*CO(solvent)]+(4) and [Rh(bisphosphine ligand)*(CO)2]+ (5) in a coordinating solvent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6068-6071 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 44 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 Nov 4 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Grant (No. R01-2007-000-10534-0 ) and by the Korea Research Foundation Grant ( KRF-2007-313-C00414 ) funded by Korean Government (MOST and MOEHRD).
Keywords
- Chiral THF derivatives
- Enantioselective
- Pauson-Khand reaction
- Rhodium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry