Screening of modular and readily available ligand libraries for C-X (X=H, C, N and O) bond forming reactions. The use of DFT studies for catalysts optimization

Identifier:  TDX:2190

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX2190

Authors:  Margalef Pallarès, Jèssica

Abstract:
The growing interest in obtaining enantiomerically pure compounds in obtaining enantiomerically pure compounds has led to a significant development in the field of asymmetric catalysis. In this context, this thesis is focused on the synthesis of several families of highly modular chiral ligands from readily available compounds. Specifically, we worked on the synthesis of thioether-phosphite ligands, phosphite-pyridine, phosphite-triazole and hidroaximide and thioamide ligands. They all have in common that are solid, stable and therefore easy to handle. These ligands have been applied in the Rh- and Ir-catalyzed hydrogenation of functionalized and unfunctionalized olefins, in the Ru- and Rh-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones, in Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions and in the Ni-catalyzed addition of organoalumininum to aldehydes. Moreover, in some cases DFT studies have been performed to speed up the optimization of ligands. Hence, a variety of chiral chemical compounds of high synthetic interest (i. e. alcohols, functionalized and non-functionalized alkanes, substituted allyl) lhigh enantioselectivities were achieved and in some cases the products were obtained in their enantiomerically pure form(> 99% ee).