Enantioselective hydrosilylation with a chiral N-heterocyclic carbene complex of rhodium(I) [1]

Sandra C. Zinner, Mei Zhang-Preße, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn

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Abstract

Both enantiomers of the chiral rhodium-NHC complex [(4X, 5X)-1,3-bis[2,6-diisopropyl-phenyl]-4,5-ditert-butylimidazolidine-2-ylidene][1, 5-cyclooctadiene]-iodo-rhodium(I) with X = R, S were applied as catalysts for the asymmetric hydrosilylation of prochiral ketones. The influence of employed solvent, substrate, silane, and catalyst enantiomer on the catalytic activity and the enantioselectivity of the desired product was investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1607-1611
Number of pages5
JournalZeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences
Volume64
Issue number11-12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Enantioselective hydrosilylation
  • Homogeneous catalysis
  • N-heterocyclic carbene ligands
  • Rhodium complex

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