On the mechanism of the copper-catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-addition of grignard reagents to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds
On the mechanism of the copper-catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-addition of grignard reagents to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds
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DOI:
10.1021/ja0585634
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发表时间:
2006-07-19
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15
通讯作者:
Feringa, Ben L.
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作者:
Harutyunyan, Syuzanna R.;Lopez, Fernando;Feringa, Ben L.
The mechanism of the enantioselective 1,4-addition of Grignard reagents to alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds promoted by copper complexes of chiral ferrocenyl diphosphines is explored through kinetic, spectroscopic, and electrochemical analysis. On the basis of these studies, a structure of the active catalyst is proposed. The roles of the solvent, copper halide, and the Grignard reagent have been examined. Kinetic studies support a reductive elimination as the rate-limiting step in which the chiral catalyst, the substrate, and the Grignard reagent are involved. The thermodynamic activation parameters were determined from the temperature dependence of the reaction rate. The putative active species and the catalytic cycle of the reaction are discussed.