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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
Dichlorido[(R,R)-N,N,N-tribenzyl-cyclo-hexane-1,2-diamine-κN,N]copper(II)
Quang Trung Nguyen1, Jong Hwa Jeong
1Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
In the title compound, [CuCl(2)(C(27)H(32)N(2))], which bears a chiral diamine ligand, viz (R,R)-N,N,N''- tribenzyl-cyclo-hexane-1,2-diamine, the Cu(II) ion is ligated by two N and two Cl atoms in a distorted square-planar geometry. The coordination of the ligands to the Cu(II) ion results in the formation of a five-membered heterocyclic ring and a chiral center at the monosubstituted nitro-gen in an (S)-configuration. The catalytic capacity of the complex for the asymmetric nitro-aldol reaction is promising (49% ee).
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