Chiral Bis-8-Aryl-isoquinoline Bis-alkylamine Iron Catalysts for Asymmetric Oxidation Reactions

Tomer Mintz, Lei Liu, Doron Pappo

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Abstract

A novel class of bis-8-aryl-isoquinoline (AriQ) bis-alkylamine iron complexes, FeII(AriQ2dp)(OTf)2 and FeII(AriQ2mc)(OTf)2 (dp = dipyrrolidinyl or mc = N,N′-dimethylcyclohexyl-diamine), for asymmetric oxidation reactions is reported. The scalable divergent synthesis of 8-aryl-3-formylisoquinolines (8), the key intermediates in preparing these ligands, enables precise structural and electronic tuning around the metal center. The enantioselective epoxidation and hydroxy carbonylation of conjugated alkenes, mediated by the FeII(3,5-di-CF3iQ2dp) catalyst with H2O2 as the oxidant, demonstrates the potential of these redox FeII[N4] catalysts in inducing face selection in oxygen transfer transformations.

Original languageEnglish
JournalOrganic Letters
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 1 Jan 2025

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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