Design of oxa-spirocyclic PHOX ligands for the asymmetric synthesis of lorcaserin via iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2020-11-14 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC06311H

Abstract

Phosphineoxazoline (PHOX) ligands are a very important class of privileged ligands in asymmetric catalysis. A series of highly rigid oxa-spiro phosphineoxazoline (O-SIPHOX) ligands based on O-SPINOL was synthesized efficiently, and their iridium complexes were synthesized by coordination of the O-SIPHOX ligands to [Ir(cod)Cl]2 in the presence of sodium tetrakis-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylborate (NaBArF). The cationic iridium complexes showed high reactivity and excellent enantioselectivity in the asymmetric hydrogenation of 1-methylene-tetrahydro-benzo[d]azepin-2-ones (up to 99% yield and up to 99% ee). A key intermediate of the anti-obesity drug lorcaserin could be efficiently synthesized using this protocol.

Graphical abstract: Design of oxa-spirocyclic PHOX ligands for the asymmetric synthesis of lorcaserin via iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation
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