DFT Study of the Mechanism and Origin of Enantioselectivity in Chiral BINOL-Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketimine and α-Imino Ester Using Benzothiazoline

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Abstract

Benzothiazoline is an efficient reducing agent for the chiral BINOL-phosphoric acid catalyzed enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of ketimines and α-imino esters to afford the corresponding amines with high enantioselectivities. DFT studies (M05-2X/6-31G*//ONIOM(B3LYP/6-31G*:HF/3-21G)) revealed the reaction mechanism and the origin of the high enantioselectivity in the present BINOL-phosphoric acid catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of ketimines and α-imino esters using benzothiazoline. The reaction mechanism is similar to that reported in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketimines using Hantzsch ester. Phosphoric acid simultaneously activates ketimine (α-imino ester) and benzothiazoline to form cyclic transition structures. The high enantioselectivity is attributed to the steric interaction between the substituents at the 3,3'-positions of BINOL-phosphoric acid and substrates. In contrast to the C2-symmetrical Hantzsch ester, the readily tunable 2-aryl substituent of unsymmetrical benzothiazoline plays a significant role in the steric interaction, influencing the asymmetric induction. This feature is responsible for the advantage of benzothiazoline over Hantzsch ester.

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