Enantioselective hydrogenation of α,β-disubstituted nitroalkenes†‡
Kexuan Huang,Xumu Zhang
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 06/16/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4CC03942D
Abstract

The first highly chemo- and enantioselective hydrogenation of α,β-disubstituted nitroalkenes was accomplished with rhodium/JosiPhos-J2 as a catalyst, with the yield and enantioselectivity of up to 95% and 94%, respectively. The α-chiral nitroalkanes will provide an entry to valuable chiral amphetamines which are otherwise not so easily accessed.

Graphical abstract: Enantioselective hydrogenation of α,β-disubstituted nitroalkenes