Catalysis Letters

, Volume 112, Issue 1–2, pp 27–30 | Cite as

Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of α-Alkyl-β-arylpropenoic acids over cinchonidine-modified palladium catalyst

  • Takashi Sugimura
  • Junya Watanabe
  • Takayuki Uchida
  • Yuriko Nitta
  • Tadashi Okuyama
Article

Enantioselective hydrogenation of (E)- α-alkyl-β-arylpropenoic acids was studied over the cinchonidine-modified Pd/C under the conditions optimized for (E)-α,β-diarylpropenoic acids. Enantiomeric excess (ee) of the product was increased by adjusting the α-alkyl group as a properly bulky isopropyl. The ee was as high as 80% when the β-group is phenyl, and reached 86% with p-anisyl group. Stereoselection of those substrates is similar to that of (E)-α,β-diarylpropenoic acids.

Keywords

asymmetric synthesis enantioselective hydrogenation palladium on carbon olefin 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Takashi Sugimura
    • 1
  • Junya Watanabe
    • 1
  • Takayuki Uchida
    • 1
  • Yuriko Nitta
    • 1
  • Tadashi Okuyama
    • 1
  1. 1.Osaka UniversityToyonaka, OsakaJapan

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