Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Role of Monomeric vs Dimeric Rhodium Oxazolidinone Norbornadiene Complexes in Catalytic Asymmetric 1,2- And 1,4-Additions

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Contributors

  • Manuel Kirchhof - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Katrin Gugeler - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Felix Richard Fischer - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Michal Nowakowski - , Paderborn University (Author)
  • Alina Bauer - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Sonia Alvarez-Barcia - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Karina Abitaev - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Marc Schnierle - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Yaseen Qawasmi - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Wolfgang Frey - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Angelika Baro - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Deven P. Estes - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Thomas Sottmann - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Mark R. Ringenberg - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Bernd Plietker - , Chair of Organic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden (Author)
  • Matthias Bauer - , Paderborn University (Author)
  • Johannes Kästner - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Sabine Laschat - , University of Stuttgart (Author)

Abstract

The influence of nuclearity and charge of chiral Rh diene complexes on the activity and enantioselectivity in catalytic asymmetric 1,2-additions of organoboron reagents to N-tosylimines and 1,4-additions to enones was investigated. For this purpose, cationic dimeric Rh(I) complex [(Rh(1))2Cl]SbF6 and cationic monomeric Rh(I) complex [RhOH2(2)]SbF6 were synthesized from oxazolidinone-substituted 3-phenylnorbornadiene ligands 1 and 2, which differ in the substitution pattern at oxazolidinone C-5′ (CMe2 vs CH2) and compared with the corresponding neutral dimeric and monomeric Rh(I) complexes [RhCl(1)]2 and [RhCl(2)]. Structural, electronic, and mechanistic insights were gained by X-ray crystallography, cyclic voltammetry (CV), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), and DFT calculations. CV revealed an increased stability of cationic vs neutral Rh complexes toward oxidation. Comparison of solid-state and solution XAS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES)) data showed that the monomeric Rh complex [RhCl(2)] maintained its electronic state and coordination sphere in solution, whereas the dimeric Rh complex [RhCl(1)]2 exchanges bridging chloro ligands by dioxane molecules in solution. In both 1,2- and 1,4-addition reactions, monomeric Rh complexes [RhCl(2)] and [RhOH2(2)]SbF6 gave better yields as compared to dimeric complexes [RhCl(1)]2 and [(Rh(1))2Cl]SbF6. Regarding enantioselectivities, dimeric Rh species [RhCl(1)]2 and [(Rh(1))2Cl]SbF6 performed better than monomeric Rh species in the 1,2-addition, while the opposite was true for the 1,4-addition. Neutral Rh complexes performed better than cationic complexes. Microemulsions improved the yields of 1,2-additions due to a most probable enrichment of Rh complexes in the amphiphilic film and provided a strong influence of the complex nuclearity and charge on the stereocontrol. A strong nonlinear-like effect (NLLE) was observed in 1,2-additions, when diastereomeric mixtures of ligands 1 and epi-1 were employed. The pronounced substrate dependency of the 1,4-addition could be rationalized by DFT calculations.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3131-3145
Number of pages15
JournalOrganometallics
Volume39
Issue number17
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0001-8423-6173/work/142250831