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Iridium‐Difluorphos‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2‐Alkyl‐ and 2‐Aryl‐Substituted Quinoxalines: A General and Efficient Route into Tetrahydroquinoxalines
Author(s) -
Cartigny Damien,
Nagano Takuto,
Ayad Tahar,
Genêt JeanPierre,
Ohshima Takashi,
Mashima Kazushi,
RatovelomananaVidal Virginie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201000513
Subject(s) - chemistry , iridium , alkyl , aryl , catalysis , asymmetric hydrogenation , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , medicinal chemistry , enantioselective synthesis
A highly efficient and general iridium‐difluorphos‐catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of diverse 2‐alkyl‐ and 2‐aryl‐substituted quinoxalines into biologically and pharmaceutically relevant 2‐substituted‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinoxaline units has been developed. High isolated yields and excellent enantioselectivities of up to 95% for 2‐alkyl‐substituted quinoxalines and of up to 94% for 2‐aryl‐substituted quinoxalines were obtained.