Catalytic Enantioselective Desymmetrization of meso-Glutaric Anhydrides Using a Stable Ni2-Schiff Base Catalyst
Organic Letters2012Vol. 14(5), pp. 1358–1361
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Abstract
We describe the desymmetrization of meso-glutaric anhydrides to chiral hemiesters using a bench-stable homodinuclear Ni(2)-(Schiff base) complex as the catalyst in good to excellent yield (up to 99%) and enantioselectivity (up to 94%). Using the opposite enantiomer of the catalyst, we obtained the same yield and enantioselectivity with the opposite configuration, thereby gaining access to both hemiester enantiomers.
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