Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Indoles Using a Rhodium Complex with a Chiral Bisphosphine Ligand PhTRAP

Autor: Yoshihiko Ito, Ryoichi Kuwano, Koji Sato, Kohei Kaneda, Manabu Kashiwabara, Takashi Ito
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: ChemInform. 37
ISSN: 1522-2667
0931-7597
DOI: 10.1002/chin.200633128
Popis: Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of N-protected indoles was successfully developed by use of the rhodium catalyst generated in situ from [Rh(nbd)2]SbF6 and the chiral bisphosphine PhTRAP, which can form a trans-chelate complex with a transition metal atom. The PhTRAP–rhodium catalyst required a base (e.g., Cs2CO3) for the achievement of high enantioselectivity. Various 2-substituted N-acetylindoles were converted into the corresponding chiral indolines with up to 95% ee. The hydrogenations of 3-substituted N-tosylindoles yielded indolines possessing a stereogenic center at the 3-position with high enantiomeric excesses (up to 98% ee).
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