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Published on: January 3, 2018
1,1'-Binaphthyl Ligands with Bulky 3,3'-Tertiaryalkyl Substituents for the Asymmetric Alkyne Addition to Aromatic
Qin Wang1, Shan-Yong Chen, Xiao-Qi Yu
1Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The BINOL ligand (R)-2 that contains bulky 3,3'-tertiaryalkyl groups shows improved catalytic properties than the previously reported 3,3'-substituted BINOL ligands in the asymmetric alkyne addition to aromatic aldehydes. It can catalyze the phenylacetylene addition to aromatic aldehydes with high enantioselectivity (86 - 94% ee) and good yields without using Ti(O(i)Pr)(4) and a Lewis base additive. The catalytic properties of several analogs of (R)-2 in the asymmetric alkyne addition to aldehydes have also been studied. .
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