Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (10): 1936.

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Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalyzed by RuCl3 and a Non-chelate Chiral Diphosphine

LI Qing-Shan1,2, ZHANG Yu-Hua1, YIN Yuan-Qi1   

  1. 1. Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • Received:2001-09-14 Online:2002-10-24 Published:2002-10-24

Abstract: The asymmetric hydrogenation of α-acetaminocinnamic acid and itaconic acid catalyzed by RuCl3 and a non-chelate chiral diphosphine, (2S,5S)-2,5-bis(diphenylphosphine)-1,4∶3,6-dianhydro-2,5-dideoxy-L-iditol(BDPI), was studied. The conversion of both reaction was 100% and the enantiomer excess was strongly affected by the ratio of [BDPI] to [RuCl3]. The maximum of e.e. value was 68% and 92% for the asymmetric hydrogenation of α-acetaminocinnamic acid and itaconic acid, respectively.

Key words: Asymmetric hydrogenation, Chiral diphosphine, RuCl3

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