A boron-oxygen transborylation strategy for a catalytic midland reduction

Nicholson, Kieran and Dunne, Joanne and DaBell, Peter and Garcia, Alexander Beaton and Bage, Andrew D. and Docherty, Jamie H. and Hunt, Thomas A. and Langer, Thomas and Thomas, Stephen P. (2021) A boron-oxygen transborylation strategy for a catalytic midland reduction. ACS Catalysis, 11 (4). pp. 2034-2040. ISSN 2155-5435

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Abstract

The enantioselective hydroboration of ketones is a textbook reaction requiring stoichiometric amounts of an enantioenriched borane, with the Midland reduction being a seminal example. Here, a turnover strategy for asymmetric catalysis, boron.oxygen transborylation, has been developed and used to transform the stoichiometric borane reagents of the Midland reduction into catalysts. This turnover strategy was demonstrated by the enantioselective reduction of ketones, including derivatives of biologically active molecules and those containing reducible groups. The enantioenriched borane catalyst was generated in situ from commercially available reagents, 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (H-B-9-BBN) and β-pinene, and B.O transborylation with pinacolborane (HBpin) was used for catalytic turnover. Mechanistic studies indicated that B.O transborylation proceeded by B.O/B.H boron exchange through a stereoretentive, concerted transition state, resembling σ-bond metathesis.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
ACS Catalysis
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? asymmetric catalysisboronenantioselectivehydroborationketonemain groupreductiontransborylationcatalysisgeneral chemistry ??
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205257
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10 Oct 2023 10:55
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Published
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