Singly hydrogen bonded supramolecular ligands for highly selective rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions
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| Publication date | 2009 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie, International Edition |
| Volume | Issue number | 48 | 12 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2162-2165 |
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| Abstract | H bonds make the catalysts! A single hydrogen bond between ligands coordinated to a rhodium center is critical for the formation of pure supramolecular catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation reactions. The ester group of the amidite ligand (see scheme) also forms a hydrogen bond with the coordinated substrate. Use of the heterocomplex afforded the highest enantioselectivity reported to date for the hydrogenation of several ester substrates. |
| Document type | Article |
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200806177
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