Abstract
The racemization tendency of acyclic P-chirogenic phosphanes is investigated experimentally and theoretically. Results of these investigations are important for the construction and use of P-chirogenic ligands and organocatalysts frequently used in asymmetric syntheses. Proof is given that triaryl phosphanes undergo easier racemization than compounds in which the phosphorus atom is linked to alkyl substituents. Interestingly, bulky ortho aryl substituents have only a marginal effect, whereas P-naphthyl rings destabilize the compound.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2984-2994 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 2018 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Jun 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Mrs. Gudrun Wenzel for very skilled technical assistance. We acknowledge financial support by German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF, Research Agreement Project no. I-1369-302.5/2016).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Keywords
- Chiral resolution
- Chirality
- Inversion barrier
- Isomerization
- P ligands
- Phosphanes
- Racemization