The author of 《Theoretical and experimental optimization of a new amino phosphite ligand library for asymmetric palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution》 were Magre, Marc; Biosca, Maria; Norrby, Per-Ola; Pamies, Oscar; Dieguez, Montserrat. And the article was published in ChemCatChem in 2015. Formula: C24H34O2 The author mentioned the following in the article:
A new library of modular amino phosphite ligands PhCH(OPO2Z)CHRNR1Me (Z = 1,1′-biphenyl-2,2-diyl, 1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diyl; R = H, Me; R1 = Me, tBu, CMe2Ph) obtained in a few synthetic steps from enantiopure amino alcs. has been tested in asym. Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propen-1-ol acetate and 2-cyclohexenol acetate. The modular ligand design is crucial to find highly selective catalysts for each substrate type using a wide range of C-, N-, and O-nucleophiles. A DFT study of the species responsible for the enantiocontrol was used to optimize the ligand structure. By selecting the ligand components, we were able to identify unprecedented catalytic systems that can create new chiral C-C, C-N, and C-O bonds in a variety of substrate types (hindered and unhindered) in high yields and enantioselectivities (ee values up to 99 %). Further studies on the Pd-π-allyl intermediates provided a deep understanding of the effect of ligand structure in the origin of enantioselectivity. Potential applications of the new Pd/amino phosphite catalysts were demonstrated by the practical synthesis of a range of chiral carbocycles by simple tandem reactions, with no loss of enantioselectivity. The experimental process involved the reaction of (R)-3,3′-Di-tert-butyl-5,5′,6,6′-tetramethylbiphenyl-2,2′-diol(cas: 329735-68-4Formula: C24H34O2)
(R)-3,3′-Di-tert-butyl-5,5′,6,6′-tetramethylbiphenyl-2,2′-diol(cas: 329735-68-4) belongs to phenols. Phenols are more acidic than typical alcohols.Formula: C24H34O2 The acidity of the hydroxyl group in phenols is commonly intermediate between that of aliphatic alcohols and carboxylic acids (their pKa is usually between 10 and 12).
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