Ruthenium catalysts ketones

These transition-metal catalysts contain electronically coupled hydridic and acidic hydrogen atoms that are transferred to a polar unsaturated species under mild conditions. The first such catalyst was Shvo s diruthenium hydride complex reported in the mid 1980s [41 14], Noyori and Ikatiya developed chiral ruthenium catalysts showing excellent enantioselectivity in the hydrogenation of ketones [45,46]. 

The use of chiral ruthenium catalysts can hydrogenate ketones asymmetrically in water. The introduction of surfactants into a water-soluble Ru(II)-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones led to an increase of the catalytic activity and reusability compared to the catalytic systems without surfactants.8 Water-soluble chiral ruthenium complexes with a (i-cyclodextrin unit can catalyze the reduction of aliphatic ketones with high enantiomeric excess and in good-to-excellent yields in the presence of sodium formate (Eq. 8.3).9 The high level of enantioselectivity observed was attributed to the preorganization of the substrates in the hydrophobic cavity of (t-cyclodextrin. 

An important aspect of hydrogen transfer equilibrium reactions is their application to a variety of oxidative transformations of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones using ruthenium catalysts.72 An extension of these studies is the aerobic oxidation of alcohols performed with a catalytic amount of hydrogen acceptor under 02 atmosphere by a multistep electron-transfer process.132-134... 

Enantioselectivities in the range of 97.7-99.9%, with the majority in the range of 98.4-99.1%, are obtained in the asymmetric hydrogenation of aryl alkyl ketones with ruthenium catalyst 109.641 The same systems can hydrogenate /3-keto esters (95.2-98.6% ee) and a,/i-unsa(urated acids (96.2% in a single example).642... 

Dienes such as 90 can be accessed by a multi-component reaction under ruthenium catalysis involving an allene 88 and an enone (methyl vinyl ketone in this case), with cerium(m) chloride as an additive in DMF (Scheme 26).95,96 With an allene concentration of 0.25 M, yields are moderate to good. Different ruthenium catalysts and additives were tested in order to optimize this reaction. CpRu(COD)Cl 89 and CpRu(MeCN)3PF6 appeared to be more versatile ones. The mono-, di-, tri-, and tetrasubstituted allenes have been investigated with methyl vinyl... 

Hydrative cyclization of diynes with ruthenium catalyst has been reported for the synthesis of sulfolenes or enones in aqueous medium.381 Reactions of unsymmetrical 1,6-diynes have been investigated, and some substrates are found to exhibit a directing effect of the ketone moiety in a pendant group. 

Palmer and Wills in 1999 reviewed other ruthenium catalysts for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones and imines [101]. Gladiali and Mestro-ni reviewed the use of such catalysts in organic synthesis up to 1998 [102]. Review articles that include the use of ruthenium asymmetric hydrogenation catalysts cover the literature from 1981 to 1994 [103, 104], the major contributions... 

Transition metals can display selectivities for either carbonyls or olefins (Table 20.3). RuCl2(PPh3)3 (24) catalyzes reduction of the C-C double bond function in the presence of a ketone function (Table 20.3, entries 1-3). With this catalyst, reaction rates of the reduction of alkenes are usually higher than for ketones. This is also the case with various iridium catalysts (entries 6-14) and a ruthenium catalyst (entry 15). One of the few transition-metal catalysts that shows good selectivity towards the ketone or aldehyde function is the nickel catalyst (entries 4 and 5). Many other catalysts have never been tested for their selectivity for one particular functional group. 

Substrate 91 was also hydrogenated in 75% ee using a ruthenium catalyst, [Ru(MeOBIPHEP)](BF4)2 (Scheme 30.4). A similar substrate (93, Scheme 30.5) was hydrogenated with a series of ruthenium catalysts the fully reduced alcohol 94 was a side product The best result (93% ee, 97 3 ketone alcohol) was obtained with [Ru(MeOBIPHEP)](BF4)2 [52]. 

E,E)-a,P Y,5-Drenones.2 Aryl a,(3-alkynyl ketones rearrange in the presence of this ruthenium catalyst in refluxing toluene to conjugated (E,E)-dienones in 75-85% yield. A similar rearrangement with alkyl a,(i-alkynyl ketones proceeds less readily. 

The asymmetric synthesis of allenes via enantioselective hydrogenation of ketones with ruthenium(II) catalyst was reported by Malacria and co-workers (Scheme 4.11) [15, 16]. The ketone 46 was hydrogenated in the presence of iPrOH, KOH and 5 mol% of a chiral ruthenium catalyst, prepared from [(p-cymene) RuC12]2 and (S,S)-TsDPEN (2 equiv./Ru), to afford 47 in 75% yield with 95% ee. The alcohol 47 was converted into the corresponding chiral allene 48 (>95% ee) by the reaction of the corresponding mesylate with MeCu(CN)MgBr. A phosphine oxide derivative of the allenediyne 48 was proved to be a substrate for a cobalt-mediated [2 + 2+ 2] cycloaddition. 

The results demonstrate clearly the capacity of the catalytic system to reduce aliphatic ketones enantioselectively which has not been accomplished so far with other ruthenium catalysts under hydrogen transfer conditions (46). 

These ruthenium catalysts catalyze the racemization of secondary alcohol through a dehydrogenation/hydrogenation cycle with or without releasing ketone as a byproduct (Scheme 1.5). Catalysts 6-9 display good activities at room temperature, while others show satisfactory activities at elevated temperatures. Catalyst 1, for example, requires a high temperature (70 °C) for dissociation into two monomeric species (la and lb) acting as racemization catalysts (Scheme 1.6). 

Ruthenium alloyed to platinum, palladium, titanium and molybdenum have many apphcations. It is an effective hardening element for platinum and palladium. Such alloys have high resistance to corrosion and oxidation and are used to make electrical contacts for resistance to severe wear. Ruthenium-palladium alloys are used in jewelry, decorations, and dental work. Addition of 0.1% ruthenium markedly improves corrosion resistance of titanium. Ruthenium alloys make tips for fountain pen nibs, instrument pivots, and electrical goods. Ruthenium catalysts are used in selective hydrogenation of carbonyl groups to convert aldehydes and ketones to alcohols. 

The direct, in situ formation of highly efficient ruthenium catalysts for the asymmetric reduction of ketones was accomplished by combining chiral ligand... 

Two tandem alkene metathesis-oxidation procedures using Grubb s second-generation ruthenium catalyst resulted in unique functional group transformations. Use of sodium periodate and cerium(III) chloride, in acetonitrile-water, furnished cis-diols. Oxidation with Oxone, in the presence of sodium hydrogencarbonate, yielded a-hydroxy ketones.296 Secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones by a hydrogen... 

Aldol and Michael reactions of nitriles.3 Activated nitriles such as ethyl cy-anoacetate react with aldehydes or ketones in the presence of this ruthenium catalyst... 

This ligand, MeO-BIPHEP (96a), has shown similar reactivities and enantioselectivities to catalysts that contain BINAP.117 Ruthenium catalysts that contain MeO-BIPHEP have been used in several asymmetric hydrogenations from bench scale to multi-ton scale, which include the large-scale preparation of a P-keto ester, an aryl ketone, allylic alcohol, and several oc,P-unsaturated carboxylic acid substrates, which are shown in Figure 12.5. 

A ruthenium catalyst that contained a mixed bisphosphine analogue of Biphemp (106b) was used in the asymmetric hydrogenation of 100. The asymmetric hydrogenation of the bisaryl ketone proceeded with 92% ee at bench scale by Roche.23... 

The use of an activation/deactivation protocol with a chiral poison, (R)-DM-DABN (148), has been achieved with ruthenium catalysts that contained rac-xyl-BINAP and rac-tol-BINAP with chiral diamine (S,S)-DPEN. Asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-napthyl methyl ketone (128, Ar = 2-Naph, R = Me) without 148 gave the alcohol with 41% ee, whereas an enantioselectivity of 91% ee is obtained with deactivator 148 present (Scheme 12.58).197... 

The asymmetric hydrogen transfer of aryl ketones can be accomplished with ruthenium catalysts that contain amino alcohols 165 in modest to high enantioselectivities.211 With amino alcohol ligands, the optimal rate and stereoselectivities are produced from catalysts prepared in situ with [RuCl2(r)6-C6Me6)]2. 

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