The first immobilization of pyridine-bis(oxazoline) chiral ligands

Org Lett. 2002 Oct 31;4(22):3927-30. doi: 10.1021/ol026787a.

Abstract

[formula: see text] A chiral pyridine-bis(oxazoline) ligand, functionalized with a vinyl group in the pyridine ring, can be polymerized with styrene and divinylbenzene to obtain supported chiral ligands. As proof of the usefulness of this supported ligands, the corresponding ruthenium complexes are catalysts for the cyclopropanation reaction of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate with up to 85% ee.