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Regio‐ and Enantioselective O‐Allylation of Phenol and Alcohol Catalyzed by a Planar‐Chiral Cyclopentadienyl Ruthenium Complex
Author(s) -
Onitsuka Kiyotaka,
Okuda Haruki,
Sasai Hiroaki
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200704457
Subject(s) - cyclopentadienyl complex , ruthenium , enantioselective synthesis , chemistry , phenol , catalysis , alcohol , halide , planar , organic chemistry , medicinal chemistry , computer science , computer graphics (images)
Design of an asymmetric catalyst : The planar‐chiral cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complex shown in the scheme effectively catalyzes the reactions of unsymmetrically substituted allyl halides with phenol and alcohol to give the corresponding branched allyl ethers with high regio‐ and enantioselectivity.