Air-stable, storable, and highly efficient chiral zirconium catalysts for enantioselective Mannich-type, aza Diels-Alder, aldol, and hetero Diels-Alder reactions |
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| Authors: | Kobayashi Shu Ueno Masaharu Saito Susumu Mizuki Yumiko Ishitani Haruro Yamashita Yasuhiro |
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| Affiliation: | Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. skobayas@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
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| Abstract: | For the synthesis of optically active compounds, chiral catalysts have attracted much attention because large quantities of optically active molecules can be prepared from a small amount of a chiral source. However, many chiral catalysts are often unstable in air (oxygen) and/or in the presence of water. This is especially the case in chiral Lewis acid catalysis, because most Lewis acids are air- and moisture-sensitive. Therefore, many catalysts are prepared in situ in an appropriate solvent just before use, and they cannot be stored for extended periods. We have developed air-stable, storable, and highly efficient chiral zirconium Lewis acids. The catalysts promoted asymmetric Mannich-type, aza Diels-Alder, aldol, and hetero Diels-Alder reactions efficiently with high enantioselectivities. A key to stabilizing the catalysts is an appropriate combination of chiral zirconium Lewis acids with molecular sieves, and the zirconium-molecular sieves-combined catalysts can be stored for extended periods in air at room temperature without loss of activity. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that the catalysts can be recovered and reused. |
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