Walphos versus Biferrocene-Based Walphos Analogues in the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Ketones
Afrooz Zirakzadeh1, Manuela A Groß2, Yaping Wang3
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna , Währinger Straße 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria ; Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology , Getreidemarkt 9/163, A-1060 Vienna, Austria.
Abstract:
Two representative Walphos analogues with an achiral 2,2″-biferrocenediyl backbone were synthesized. These diphosphine ligands were tested in the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of several alkenes and in the ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of two ketones. The results were compared with those previously obtained on using biferrocene ligands with a C2-symmetric 2,2″-biferrocenediyl backbone as well as with those obtained with Walphos ligands. The application of one newly synthesized ligand in the hydrogenation of 2-methylcinnamic acid gave (R)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropanoic acid with full conversion and with 92% ee. The same ligand was used to transform 2,4-pentanedione quantitatively and diastereoselectively into (S,S)-2,4-pentanediol with 98% ee.
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