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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Published on: January 17, 2020
Iron(II) and zinc(II) complexes with designed pybox ligand for asymmetric aqueous Mukaiyama-aldol reactions
Joanna Jankowska1, Joanna Paradowska, Bartosz Rakiel
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
An iron(II) complex with a hindered hydroxyethyl-pybox (he-pybox) ligand shows improved catalytic activity and enantioselectivity for asymmetric Mukaiyama-aldol reactions in aqueous media. This water-stable chiral Lewis acid promotes condensation of aromatic silyl enol ethers with a range of aldehydes with good yields, excellent syn-diastereoselectivity and up to 92% ee. The combination of the same ligand with ZnII salt is also demonstrated as a remarkably efficient and water-compatible chiral Lewis acid.
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