An Approach to the Efficient Syntheses of Chiral Phosphino- Carboxylic Acid Esters

Renta Jonathan Chew, Kristel Sepp, Bin Bin Li, Yongxin Li, Peng Cheng Zhu, Nguan Soon Tan, Pak Hing Leung*

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Abstract

The catalytic hydrophosphination reaction is one of the most sustainable chemical transformations today. Here, the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric P-H addition of diarylphosphines with N-enoylbenzotriazoles and analogues is described. Chiral phosphine products are obtained in 100% atom economy and without cumbersome protection-deprotection manipulations. The obtained products can be subsequently transformed to bear various functionalities, including phosphino-carboxylic esters which play critical roles in catalysis and as synthetic AIDS. Anti-tumour activities of the corresponding gold-phosphine complexes have been explored, contributing to existing chemotherapeutic research in cancer treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3297-3302
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Synthesis and Catalysis
Volume357
Issue number14-15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

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© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • asymmetric catalysis
  • benzotriazoles
  • hydrophosphination
  • palladium
  • phospha-Michael reaction

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