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Advances in asymmetric oxidative kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols catalyzed by chiral Mn(III) salen complexes
Author(s) -
Ahmad Irshad,
AlMallah Abdul Rahman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chirality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1520-636X
pISSN - 0899-0042
DOI - 10.1002/chir.22768
Subject(s) - kinetic resolution , chemistry , catalysis , enantioselective synthesis , monomer , organic chemistry , homogeneous , oxidative addition , chiral resolution , combinatorial chemistry , enantiomer , polymer , physics , thermodynamics
Enantiomerically pure secondary alcohols are essential compounds in organic synthesis and are used as chiral auxiliaries and synthetic intermediates in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and fine chemical industries. One of the attractive and practical approaches to achieving optically pure secondary alcohols is oxidative kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols using chiral Mn(III) salen complexes. In the last decade, several chiral Mn(III) salen complexes have been reported with excellent enantioselectivity and activity in the homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis of the oxidative kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols. This review article is an overview of the literature on the recent development of chiral Mn(III) salen complexes for oxidative kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols. The catalytic activity of monomeric, dimeric, macrocyclic, polymeric, and silica/resin supported chiral Mn(III) salen complexes is discussed in detail.