Keywords
Alkenes, Asymmetric, Catalysis, Halides, Rhodium, Sulfonates
Disciplines
Chemistry
Abstract
The strong influence of various anions upon the hydrogenation of 2-phenyl-1-butene, catalyzed by chiral rhodium catalysts was investigated. Both sulfonates and halides exert large increases in the enantioselectivity when [Rh{(−)-bdpp}(NBD)]ClO4 (bdpp=2,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane, NBD=2,5-norbornadiene) is used as the catalyst precursor at high pressures (70 atm) of dihydrogen in nonpolar solvents. A dihydride mechanism similar to that for Wilkinson's catalyst [RhCl(PPh3)3] was shown to be operating at both high- and low-pressure conditions through a combination of catalytic studies, 31P, 1H and parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP) NMR experiments. With sulfonate and in neat methanol, however, a mechanistic switch takes place from a dihydride route (dihydrogen addition before olefin binding) at high pressure to an unsaturate route (olefin binding before dihydrogen addition) at low pressures (<30 >atm). Olefin isomerization is inhibited by halide addition, but occurs with sulfonate and in neat methanol through what is most likely a π-allyl mechanism. A detailed understanding of the effects of addition of these anions is crucial for development of new classes of catalysts capable of efficient enantioselective reduction of prochiral olefins lacking a secondary polar binding group.
Original Citation
Buriak, J. M., Klein, J. C., Herrington, D. G., & Osborn, J. A. (2000). Probing the Mechanisms of Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Simple Olefins with Chiral Rhodium Catalysts in the Presence of Anions. Chemistry – A European Journal, 6(1), 139–150. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-3765(20000103)6:1<139::AID-CHEM139>3.0.CO;2-U
ScholarWorks Citation
Buriak, Jillian M.; Klein, Jason C.; Herrington, Deborah; and Osborn, John A., "Probing the Mechanisms of Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Simple Olefins with Chiral Rhodium Catalysts in the Presence of Anions" (1999). Peer Reviewed Articles. 50.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/chm_articles/50
