The Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions Catalyzed by Rhodium Schiff Base Complexes

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by rhodium complexes containing amino acid triazole ligands.

Active and selective catalysts for the asymmetric reduction of ketones, under transfer hydrogenation conditions, were obtained by combining [RhCl(2)Cp*](2), with a series of l-amino acid thioamide ligands functionalized with 1,2,3-triazoles. The obtained secondary alcohol products were formed with up to 93% ee.

Novel monodentate spiro phosphorus ligands for rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions.

Novel monodentate phosphorus ligands containing the 1,1'-spirobiindane backbone have been synthesized and applied in the asymmetric rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of functionalized olefins, providing excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99.3% ee).

Oxidation of benzoin catalyzed by oxovanadium(IV) schiff base complexes

BACKGROUND The oxidative transformation of benzoin to benzil has been accomplished by the use of a wide variety of reagents or catalysts and different reaction procedures. The conventional oxidizing agents yielded mainly benzaldehyde or/and benzoic acid and only a trace amount of benzil. The limits of practical utilization of these reagents involves the use of stoichiometric amounts of corrosiv...

Asymmetric hetero-ene reactions of trimethylsilyl enol ethers catalyzed by tridentate Schiff base chromium(III) complexes.

Nitrene transfer reactions catalyzed by gold complexes.

We report here the first gold-catalyzed nitrene transfer reaction. A gold(I) compound, supported by 4,4',4' '-tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine (tBu3tpy) as the ligand, efficiently catalyzes olefin aziridination with the use of the commercially available oxidant PhI(OAc)2 and sulfonamides. This system also mediates carbene insertion into benzene.