Rhodium catalysts, hydrosilylation using

Asymmetric hydrosilylation can be accomplished (i) by [RhO(PPh3)3] if the organic substrate is optically active, e.g. (-)-menthane or ( + )-camphor, or (ii) if chiral phosphine-rhodium catalysts are used. In the particular case where the catalyst is a (diop)rhodium(i) derivative molecular models of intermediates based on oxidative addition of the silane to Rh, e.g. (61), can be used to predict the chirality of products... 

The enantioselective hydrosilylation of 2-pentylcyclopentenone is effected with PMHS and an active catalyst derived from (R.R)-ethylenebis(tetrahydro-indenyl)titanium difluoride and phenylsilane (EBTHI)Ti (Eq. 3 50).587 The use of diphenylsilane, a rhodium catalyst, and (W, / )-(. ,.S )-BuTRAP as the chiral ligand gives similar results.576 Other related approaches give greatly inferior enantioselectivies, 592 594... 

While platinum and rhodium are predominantly used as efficient catalysts in the hydrosilylation and cobalt group complexes are used in the reactions of silicon compounds with carbon monooxide, in the last couple of years the chemistry of ruthenium complexes has progressed significantly and plays a crucial role in catalysis of these types of processes (e.g., dehydrogenative silylation, hydrosilylation and silylformylation of alkynes, carbonylation and carbocyclisation of silicon substrates). 

Alternatively, an insoluble fluorous support, such as fluorous silica [43], can be used to adsorb the fluorous catalyst. Recently, an eminently simple and effective method has been reported in which common commercial Teflon tape is used for this purpose [44]. This procedure was demonstrated with a rhodium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of a ketone (Fig. 9.27). A strip of Teflon tape was introduced into the reaction vessel and when the temperature was raised the rhodium complex, containing fluorous ponytails, dissolved. When the reaction was complete the temperature was reduced and the catalyst precipitated onto the Teflon tape which could be removed and recycled to the next batch. 

Kumada et al. have examined a number of chiral ferrocenylphosphines as ligands for asymmetric reactions catalyzed by transition metals. They are of interest because they contain a planar element of chirality as well as an asymmetric carbon atom. They were first used in combination with rhodium catalysts for asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones with di- and trialkylsilanes in moderate optical yields (5-50%). High stereoselectivity was observed in the hydrogenation of a-acetamidoacrylic acids (equation 1) with rhodium catalysts and ferrocenylphosphines. ... 

Alkyl alkyl ketones have also been enantioselectively hydrosilylated with rhodium catalysts containing phosphorus-based ligands. The results were similar to those from the reactions of 1-phenylethanone3-5. The highest value was 72% ee for the hydrosilylation of 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone to (S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-butanol with diphenylsilane using a rhodium/Amphos system, based on the optically active aminophosphane ligand Amphos22. 

The creation of an asymmetric center by C-H bond formation is a very common process which can involve several types of reactions. Hydrogenation of prochiral olefins is often used with the rhodium catalysts of the Wilkinson type (5). These catalysts were shown to be inactive for ketone or imine reduction except in some cases (15), It was then interesting to develop an alternate method for asymmetric synthesis of chiral alcohols or amines. Since it was found that RhCl(PPh3)3 was able to catalyze silane additions to ketones (16,17) or imines (18), preparation of chiral alcohols or amines by asymmetric hydrosilylation could be envisaged (Figure 2). The 1,4-addition of silanes to conjugated... 

The hydrosilylation of a symmetrical ketone with a prochiral silane leads to the possibility of asymmetric induction in the newly formed silicon stereocentre. In their best example, Takaya and coworkers reported essentially complete control of asymmetric induction using the CyBINAP hgand (3.169) and a rhodium catalyst. Pentan-3-one (3.170) and prochiral silane (3.171) are converted into the alkoxysilane (3.172), where the asymmetry is associated with the silicon atom. 

As well as rhodium-catalysed hydrosilylation, asymmetric ruthenium and titanium-catalysed hydrosilylation have also been reported. Amongst these, Buchwald s report of the hydrosilylation of ketones using titanocene catalysts and inexpensive polymethyUiydrosiloxane (PMHS) appear to be the most general. 

Finally, the asymmetric hydrosilylation of a-methylstyrene using chiral rhodium catalysts [24], [ (/ >(+> BMPP 2RhH2(S)2] a04 (5) [S = solvent] and [(-> DIOP]Rh(Sy l (6), is worth commenting. In these cases, methyldichlorosilane... 

Platinum and rhodium catalysts have been the most frequently used catalysts among all the metal-based catalysts for the hydrosilylation of alkenes to date. In particular, a variety of rhodium catalysts have been extensively studied , while the development of other Group Vni transition metal catalysts such as those of palladium and ruthenium continues. In general, the hydrosilylation of an alkene gives the corresponding silylalkanes with varying regioselectivity (equation 1). 

To present, silica-supported rhodium catalysts have been successfully used for hydrogenation, hydroformylation, and hydrosilylation reactions. Zhang and coworkers" developed a heterogeneous rhodium complexes 23 catalyzed carbon-heteroatom bond formation. The reaction couples disulfides 21 or diselenides with an alkyl or acyl halide to generate unsymmetrical sulfides (24) and selenides in good yields. The catalyst could be easily recovered and recycled by filtration of the reaction solution and re-used for five cycles without significant loss of activity (maintains over 90% yield)." ... 

The polyamide obtained by polycondensation of 2,6-diaminopyridine and 2,6-pyridine dicarboxylic acid was the first polymer to assemble itself into a double helix (DNA-type) in solution. The synthesis and physicochemical characterization of some polymer-supported rhodium catalysts based on polyamides containing 2,6- and 2,5-pyridine units were reported by Michalska and Strzelec (2000) these catalysts were used for the hydrosilylation of vinyl compounds such as phenylacetylene. Chevallier et al. (2002) prepared polyamide-esters from 2,6-pyridine dicarboxylic acid and thanolamine derivatives and investigated their polymer sorption behavior towards heavy metal ions. Finally, Scorlanu et al. (2006) also prepared a polymer with improved performance based on polyureas containing 2,6-pyridine moiety and polyparabanic acids, and polymethane-ureas containing 2,6-pyridine rings. 

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