Rational Optimization of Supramolecular Catalysts for the Rhodium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation Reaction

Abstract: Rational design of catalysts for asymmetric transformations is a longstanding challenge in the field of catalysis. In the current contribution we report a catalyst in which a hydrogen bond between the substrate and the catalyst plays a crucial role in determining the selectivity and the rate of the catalytic hydrogenation reaction, as is evident from a combination of experiments and DFT calculations. Detailed insight allowed in silico mutation of the catalyst such that only this hydrogen bond interaction is stronger, predicting that the new catalyst is faster. Indeed, we experimentally confirmed that optimization of the catalyst can be realized by increasing the hydrogen bond strength of this interaction by going from a urea to phosphine oxide H‐bond acceptor on the ligand.

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Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Rational Optimization of Supramolecular Catalysts for the Rhodium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation Reaction ; volume:56 ; number:42 ; year:2017 ; pages:13056-13060 ; extent:5
Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; 56, Heft 42 (2017), 13056-13060 (gesamt 5)

Creator
Daubignard, Julien
Detz, Remko J.
Jans, Anne C. H.
Bruin, Bas de
Reek, Joost N. H.

DOI
10.1002/anie.201707670
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022091208301763199266
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  • Daubignard, Julien
  • Detz, Remko J.
  • Jans, Anne C. H.
  • Bruin, Bas de
  • Reek, Joost N. H.

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