Journal of Organic Chemistry 2010-09-03

Direct asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoic acids.

Lvfeng Zhu, Qinghua Meng, Weizheng Fan, Xiaomin Xie, Zhaoguo Zhang

Index: J. Org. Chem. 75(17) , 6027-30, (2010)

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Abstract

A challenging direct asymmetric hydrogenation of (E)-2-oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoic acids to give 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutanoic acids (85.4-91.8% ee) was achieved with a Ru catalyst based on SunPhos as the chiral ligand. Further investigation of the reaction revealed that partial isomerization of 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutenoic acids was involved in the hydrogenation process. Employing the reaction conditions to the hydrogenation of 2-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acid resulted in better enantioselectivity (91.8% ee) and efficiency (TON = 2000, TOF = 200 h(-1)), which offers a useful method for the synthesis of a common intermediate for ACE inhibitors.

Related Compounds

  • 3-Butenoic acid

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