Abstract / Description of output
The enantioselective hydroboration of ketones is a textbook reaction requiring stoichiometric amounts of an enantioenriched borane, with the Midland reduction being a seminal example. Here, a turnover strategy for asymmetric catalysis, boron-oxygen transborylation, has been developed and used to transform the stoichiometric borane reagents of the Midland reduction into catalysts. This turnover strategy was demonstrated by the enantioselective reduction of ketones, including derivatives of biologically active molecules and those containing reducible groups. The enantioenriched borane catalyst was generated in situ from commercially available reagents, 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (H-B-9-BBN) and β-pinene, and B-O transborylation with pinacolborane (HBpin) was used for catalytic turnover. Mechanistic studies indicated that B-O transborylation proceeded by B-O/B-H boron exchange through a stereoretentive, concerted transition state, resembling σ-bond metathesis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2034-2040 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Catalysis |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 1 Feb 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 1 Feb 2021 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Boron
- Enantioselective
- Hydroboration
- Ketone
- Main group
- Reduction
- Transborylation