Stereoelectronic Effects in Ligand Design: Enantioselective Rhodium‐Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Aliphatic Cyclic Tetrasubstituted Enamides and Concise Synthesis of ( R )‐Tofacitinib

Autor: Feng Wan, Yuan Chen, Shu Yu, Chengxi Li, J. Christopher McWilliams, Henian Peng, Wenjun Tang, Lacey Samp, Jason Mustakis, Robert John Maguire
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58:13573-13583
ISSN: 1521-3773
1433-7851
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908089
Popis: We herein report the development of a conformationally defined, electron-rich, C2 -symmetric, P-chiral bisphosphorus ligand, ArcPhos, by taking advantage of stereoelectronic effects in ligand design. With the Rh-ArcPhos catalyst, excellent enantioselectivities and unprecedentedly high turnovers (TON up to 10 000) were achieved in the asymmetric hydrogenation of aliphatic carbocyclic and heterocyclic tetrasubstituted enamides, to generate a series of chiral cis-2-alkyl-substituted carbocyclic and heterocyclic amine derivatives in excellent enantiomeric ratios. This method also enabled an efficient and practical synthesis of the Janus kinase inhibitor (R)-tofacitinib.
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