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Application of Rhodium Complexes of Chiral Diphenylphosphino-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Catalysts in Enantioselective Conjugate Additions of Arylboronic Acids

✍ Scribed by Jean-Michel Becht; Erhard Bappert; Günter Helmchen


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
72 KB
Volume
347
Category
Article
ISSN
1615-4150

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Abstract

The Rh complex 1a of (S,S)‐1‐(2‐diphenylphosphanylnaphthalen‐1‐yl)‐3‐(2‐isopropylphenyl)‐4,5‐diphenylimidazolidin‐2‐ylidene was found to promote enantioselective conjugate additions of arylboronic acids to enones and α,β‐unsaturated esters with up to 98% yield and>99% ee. Products of the latter reaction can be transformed into GABA antagonists.