Synthesis and Characterization of Supported Chiral Catalysts
Synthesis and Characterization of Supported Chiral Catalysts
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10.1002/9781118087992.ch3
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2011-07
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C. Aprile;H. García;P. Pescarmona
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C. Aprile;H. García;P. Pescarmona
The synthesis of enantiomerically pure compounds is generally achieved using chiral catalysts, which exploit their own chirality to induce that of the products. A vast class of chiral catalysts is represented by chiral complexes or chiral compounds that act as homogeneous catalysts. Homogenous catalysts find limited industrial applications, mainly due to the difficulty in separating the often expensive catalysts from the reaction medium. To solve this issue, many attempts have been made to immobilize the chiral catalysts on suitable supports in order to transform the homogeneous system into a heterogeneous catalyst. Heterogeneous catalysts are advantageous because they can be easily separated from the reaction mixture and can be recycled, which also implies a more straightforward purification of the products. Many examples of recyclable chiral catalysts are reported in Chapters 1 and 2. In this chapter, the general synthetic strategies and characterization procedures of supported chiral catalysts will be discussed. In Chapter 4, the synthesis of chiral catalysts supported on organic polymers is reported. The world of heterogeneous catalysis is decidedly fascinating and perennially relevant. It is worth noting that more than 90% of the chemical manufacturing industries use catalysis in at least one step of their processes. The science and technology of heterogeneous catalysis are clearly of central and practical importance, also because the intrinsic characteristics of the selected solid such as porosity and surface area play a crucial role in the catalytic performances. Traditionally, the two fields of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis are considered as separate domains, but there are different ways in which a homogeneous catalyst can be converted into a heterogeneous one, which helps to bridge the gap between these two fields and create an optimum balance between the respective advantages and disadvantages. The drawbacks of the process of “heterogenization” of a chiral homogeneous catalyst are predominantly related to the catalytic activity, since both enantioselectivity and yield may suffer a decrease when a solid support is used. The lower enantioselectivity can be due to the distortion of the structure of the immobilized organic moiety or to the steric hindrance that precludes the catalyst from reaching the transition state geometry achieved in homogeneous phase. The activity can diminish due to the decreased accessibility of the active sites located within the support. Particular attention should also be given to the possible leaching of the organic moiety from the solid supports. In spite of these problems, all the recent advances in heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis demonstrate that is possible to obtain materials with good activity and selectivity, comparable with those of homogeneous systems, while maintaining the easy recovery and recycling properties of the solid support. The main focus of this chapter is on reviewing the various supports that have been used for the immobilization of chiral catalysts. Due to the large and constantly increasing number of solids that have been already used or that constitute suitable candidates for this purpose, an extensive description with