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Iridium-catalyzed acid-assisted asymmetric hydrogenation of oximes to hydroxylamines

Mas-Rosello, Josep  
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Smejkal, Tomas
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Cramer, Nicolai  
June 5, 2020
Science

Asymmetric hydrogenations are among the most practical methods for the synthesis of chiral building blocks at industrial scale. The selective reduction of an oxime to the corresponding chiral hydroxylamine derivative remains a challenging variant because of undesired cleavage of the weak nitrogen-oxygen bond. We report a robust cyclometalated iridium(III) complex bearing a chiral cyclopentadienyl ligand as an efficient catalyst for this reaction operating under highly acidic conditions. Valuable N-alkoxy amines can be accessed at room temperature with nondetected overreduction of the N-O bond. Catalyst turnover numbers up to 4000 and enantiomeric ratios up to 98:2 are observed. The findings serve as a blueprint for the development of metal-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenations of challenging substrates.

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DOI
10.1126/science.abb2559
Web of Science ID

WOS:000539738400041

Author(s)
Mas-Rosello, Josep  
Smejkal, Tomas
Cramer, Nicolai  
Date Issued

2020-06-05

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Published in
Science
Volume

368

Issue

6495

Article Number

abb2559

Start page

1098

End page

1102

Subjects

Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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formal synthesis

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reduction

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complexes

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imines

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amines

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ethers

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ligand

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REVIEWED

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June 25, 2020
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