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Chiral phosphinooxazoline-ruthenium(II) and -osmium(II) complexes as catalysts in Diels-Alder reactions

  • Daniel Carmona*
  • , Cristina Vega
  • , Néstor García
  • , Fernando J. Lahoz
  • , Sergio Elipe
  • , Luis A. Oro
  • , M. Pilar Lamata
  • , Fernando Viguri
  • , Rosana Borao
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of optically active phosphinooxazoline chloride complexes (SM and RM)-[(η6-p- MeC6H4iPr)MCl(PN)]A (M = Ru, Os; PN = phosphinooxazoline ligand; A = counteranion) and the derived aqua complexes (RM and SM)-[(η6-p-MeC6H4iPr)M(PN) (H2O)](A)2 are reported. The OPOF2-containing compounds (RM and SM)-[(η6-p-MeC 6H4iPr)M(OPOF2)(PNiPr)][PF6] (M = Ru, Os; PNiPr = (4S)-2-(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-4-isopropyl-1,3-oxazoline) have been also prepared and characterized. The molecular structures of (S M)-[(η6-p-MeC6H4iPr)MCl(PNiPr)] [SbF6] (M = Ru, Os), (SRu)-[(η6-p-MeC 6H4iPr)RuCl(PNInd)][SbF6] (PNInd = (3aS,8aR)-2-(2-diphenylphosphinophenyl)-3a,-8a-dihydroindane [1,2-d]oxazole), and (RRu)-[(η6-p-MeC6H4iPr) Ru(PNiPr)(H2O)][SbF6] and that of the OPOF 2-containing compounds (RRu and SRu)- [(η6-p-MeC6H4iPr)Ru(OPOF 2)(PNiPr)][PF6] have been determined by X-ray diffractometric methods. Dichloromethane solutions of the aqua complexes [(η6-p-MeC6H4iPr)M(PN)(H 2O)][SbF6]2 are active catalysts for the Diels-Alder reaction between methacrolein and cyclopentadiene. The reaction occurs rapidly at room temperature with good exo:endo selectivity (from 85:15 to 96:4) and moderate enantioselectivity (up to 47%). The intermediate Lewis acid-dienophile compound (RRu and SRu)- [(η6-p-MeC6H4iPr)Ru(PNInd)(methacrolein)] [SbF6]2 was isolated, and the molecular structure of the S epimer was determined by diffractometric means. The osmium complexes (S Os and ROs)- [(η6-p-MeC6H 4iPr)Os(PN)(H2O)][A]2 (PN = PNiPr, A = SbF 6, BF4; PN = PNInd, A = SbF6) evolve to the phenyl-containing compounds (SOs and ROs)- [(η6-p-MeC6H4iPr)OsPh(PN′)][SbF 6] (PN′ = (4S)-2-(2-hydroxyphenylphosphinophenyl)-4-isopropyl- 1,3-oxazoline (PNOHiPr), PN′ = (3aS,8aR)-2-(2- hydroxyphenylphosphinophenyl)-3a,8a-dihydroindane[1,2d]oxazole] (PNOHInd)) and (SOs and ROs)-[(η6-p-MeC6H 4iPr)OsPh(PNFiPr)][BF4] (PNFiPr = (4S)-2-(2- fluorophenylphosphinophenyl)-4-isopropyl-1,3-oxazoline), respectively, in which the phosphinooxazoline ligand incorporates a hydroxy or fluoro functionality. On the basis of spectroscopic and crystallographic observations, a common pathway for these reactions is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1592-1606
Number of pages15
JournalOrganometallics
Volume25
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Mar 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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