Volume 42, Issue 18 pp. 2211-2216
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Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Stable NH Imines for the Synthesis of Enantiopure α-Chiral Primary Amines

Mangang Zhang

Mangang Zhang

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083 China

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

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Hui Li

Hui Li

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

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Keqin Wu

Keqin Wu

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

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Nianxin Rong

Nianxin Rong

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

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Shaoquan Lin

Shaoquan Lin

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

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Hua Yang

Corresponding Author

Hua Yang

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083 China

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Qin Yin

Corresponding Author

Qin Yin

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

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First published: 14 May 2024
Citations: 2

Comprehensive Summary

Although it offers a direct route to access synthetically valuable α-chiral primary amines, asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of NH imines has been rarely studied, due in large part to the inaccessibility and instability of NH imines. Herein, we report a Rh-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of a kind of novel and stable NH imines which are prepared via condensation of easily available sulfonylated 2’-aminoacetophenones with NH3 in methanol. With this method, enantioenriched chiral 2-(1-aminoalkyl)anilines, which are privileged pharmacore groups, have been synthesized with good functional group compatibility, and with up to 99% ee. A gram-scale reaction using 0.2 mol% of catalyst has been successfully performed to highlight the practicality. Furthermore, the products can be derivatized into enantiopure bioactive molecules as well as chiral tridentate ligands for metal catalysis.

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