ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Catalysis with an Inert Chiral‐at‐Metal Iridium Complex.

Abstract

Asymmetric Catalysis with an Inert Chiral-at-Metal Iridium Complex. -Novel chiral iridium complexes are synthesized and used as a catalyst for the asymmetric hydrogenation reaction of β,β-disubstituted nitroolefins. The obtained results demonstrate that this new class of inert chiral-at-metal octahedral complexes is a promising candidate for highly efficient low-loading asymmetric non-covalent catalysts. -(CHEN, L.-A.; XU, W.; HUANG, B.; MA, J.; WANG, L.; XI, J.; HARMS, K.; GONG, L.; MEGGERS*, E.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 29, 10598-10601, http://dx.