Simple transformation of crystalline chiral natural anions to liquid medium and their use to induce chirality

Luís C Branco; Pedro M P Gois; Nuno M T Lourenço; Vanya B Kurteva; Carlos A M Afonso

doi:10.1039/b600816j

Simple transformation of crystalline chiral natural anions to liquid medium and their use to induce chirality

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Jun 14:(22):2371-2. doi: 10.1039/b600816j. Epub 2006 May 10.

Authors

Luís C Branco¹, Pedro M P Gois, Nuno M T Lourenço, Vanya B Kurteva, Carlos A M Afonso

Affiliation

¹ REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.

PMID: 16733583
DOI: 10.1039/b600816j

Abstract

New chiral ionic liquids can be prepared simply by combining the tetra-n-hexyl-dimethylguanidinium cation with readily available chiral anions and used as an asymmetric inducing agent as demonstrated for catalytic Rh(II) carbenoid C-H insertion and Sharpless dihydroxylation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anions / chemistry
Catalysis
Cations / chemistry
Crystallization
Hydroxylation
Ionic Liquids / chemical synthesis*
Ionic Liquids / chemistry
Molecular Structure
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
Rhodium / chemistry
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Anions
Cations
Ionic Liquids
Organometallic Compounds
Rhodium