Design and screening of biaryl phosphite-based ligand libraries for asymmetric reduction and c-c and c-x bond forming reactions

Identifier:  TDX:1140

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX1140

Authors:  Mazuela Aragón, Javier

Abstract:
During the last years, phosphite-containing compounds have proved to be efficient ligands for several metal-catalyzed transformations. In this context, we have developed several phosphite-containing ligand libraries for their application in reactions leading to enantiomerically pure products. More concretely we have studied: (a) the synthesis and screening of 9 phosphite-nitrogen ligand libraries in the Ir-catalyzed hydrogenation of minimally functionalized olefins, Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution and Heck reactions. These ligand libraries have been designed by systematic modification of several ligand parameters. In all cases excellent activities, regio- and enantioselectivities (ee’s up to >99%) have been obtained for a broad range of substrates. These results compete favorably with those reported previously in the literature. (b) the screening of several types of phosphite containing ligand libraries in the Rh-catalyzed hydroformylation of vinylarenes, heterocyclic olefins and 1,1’-terminal enol esters obtaining promising results (ee’s up to 76%).