Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1325847 | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Condensation of mono N-substituted chiral ethylenediamines and pyridine-2-methoxyimidate gives new chiral pyridine imidazolines (1a–c). These react with [RuCl2(mes)]2 (mes = 1,3,5-trimethyl benzene) in the presence of NaSbF6 to give complexes [RuCl(L)(mes)][SbF6] (5a–c) which after treatment with AgSbF6 are enantioselective catalysts for the Diels-Alder reaction of methacrolein and cyclopentadiene. The imidazoline catalysts are less selective than the corresponding oxazoline ones. Compounds 1a, 5b and 5c have been characterised by X-ray crystallography.
Graphical abstractNew chiral pyridine imidazolines (L) have been synthesised and reacted with [RuCl2(mes)]2 (mes = 1,3,5-trimethyl benzene) to form [RuCl(L)(mes)][SbF6] (5a–c) which after treatment with AgSbF6 are enantioselective catalysts for the Diels-Alder reaction of acroleins and cyclopentadiene. The NR1 substituent affects the enantioselectivity.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide