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SUBMITTER: Wen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005156 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wen Jialin J Tan Renchang R Liu Shaodong S Zhao Qingyang Q Zhang Xumu X
Chemical science 20160126 5
Rhodium catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of both isoquinolines and quinolines provides a new method to synthesize chiral tetrahydroisoquinolines and tetrahydroquinolines. By introducing strong Brønsted acid HCl, anion binding between the substrate and the ligand was established to achieve high reactivity and high enantioselectivity (up to 99% conversion and 99% ee). An NMR study suggests an anion binding between the catalyst and the substrate. Deuterium labeling experiments reveal a plausible ...[more]