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Definitions

• the present invention relates to optically enriched or optically pure chiral ligands with a bivalent, achiral, aromatic base skeleton, a bivalent, achiral ferrocene base skeleton, an optionally substituted bivalent cycloalkane or heterocycloalkane skeleton, or a d- C 4 -alkylene skeleton, in which base skeletons a secondary phosphine group is bonded directly to a carbon atom, or, in the case of cyclic base skeletons, directly to a carbon atom or via a Ci-C 4 -alkylene group, and in which base skeletons an optically enriched or optically pure P-chiral group -P * (O)HRi is bonded to a carbon atom such that the phosphorus atoms are linked via 1 to 7 atoms of a carbon chain optionally interrupted by heteroatoms from the group of O, S, N, Fe or Si; to metal complexes of these bidentate
• Metal complexes with chiral ligands have been found to be valuable catalysts in asymmetric syntheses. Practical benefit is possessed by those metal complexes with which, as well as sufficient catalytic activity, a high stereoselectivity can also be achieved. Without these two properties, there can be no implementation in industrial processes for economic reasons.
• P ⁇ N and P ⁇ P ligands have frequently been found to be useful, particularly when the chelating groups are bonded to aromatics with atropisomehsm (bisarenes and bisheteroarenes) or planar isomerism (metallocenes).
• P. G. Gary et al. describe, in J. of Organomet. Chem. (1972) 22(3), 631 -636, the synthesis of racemic i -diphenylphosphine-2-pentafluorophenylphosphine oxide- tetrafluorophenylene, no mention being made of its catalytic properties.
• WO 00/21663 does not contain any indications to stereoselective syntheses, and only the preparation of achiral coumahn is described. Therefore, no optically enriched or pure, chiral ligands for stereoselective catalysts are mentioned either.
• the enantiomeric ligand of the formula A has been used in an Rh complex in a ligand/metal molar ratio of 2/1 for the asymmetric hydrogenation of 1 -phenylvinyl-dimethylcarbamate (thesis of Xiaobin Jiang, chapter 6, table 6.5, page 159), with disappointing results, namely low stereoselectivities and very low catalyst activities (TOF ⁇ 1 h "1 ), and the asymmetric hydrogenation of N-benzyl-N-[1 -phenyl- ethylidene]amine (chapter 5, pages 120 and 125 ) with an Ir complex, with only very low stereoselectivities and catalyst activities.
• metal complexes of ligand A and other bidentate ligands with a stereogenic, P-chiral centre of the formula -P(O)HRi can achieve high catalyst activities in the hydrogenation of unsaturated, prochiral compounds containing a carbon or carbon-heteroatom double bond when the ligand/metal molar ratio is from 1.3/1 to 0.9/1.
• diphosphines with a P(O)HRi group in enantioselective hydro- genations of substrates other than 1-phenylvinyl-dimethylcarbamate and N-benzyl-N- [1 -phenylethylidene]amine with transition metal complexes, are notable for very high catalyst activities and additionally often achieve good to very good stereoselectivities.
• optically enriched or pure mixed phosphine- SPO ligands including that of formula (A) can be prepared by stereoselective synthesis without the need of separation by HPLC on a chiral column.
• P * is a chiral phosphorus atom
• Ri is a hydrocarbon radical, a C-bonded heterohydrocarbon radical or a ferrocenyl radical, with the proviso that Ri is an achiral ferrocenyl radical when Q is an achiral ferrocenyl base skeleton, excluding the compound of the formula A
• the phosphorus atom is asymmetric and chiral.
• predominantly enantiomeric means that, in mixtures, one enantiomer is present in an amount of at least 85% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight and more preferably at least 95% by weight.
• the compounds of the formula (I) are thus optically enriched or optically pure chiral ligands.
• the carbon chain via which the phosphorus atoms are linked may be part of a cyclic skeleton only, or be part of a cyclic skeleton and unsubstituted or substituted alkylene groups bonded thereto.
• the carbon chain via which the phosphorus atoms are linked contains preferably 1 to 5 carbon atoms or 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a heteroatom to form the -C-C-He-C-C sequence where He is O, S and N(Ci-C6-alkyl).
• the carbon chain interrupted by Fe in a formal sense, has the -C-Fe-C- sequence.
• the carbon chain may be part of a ring, part of fused rings or part of linked rings (biphenylenes).
• the phosphorus atoms are linked via a carbon chain having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. More preferably, the phosphorus atoms are linked via a carbon chain having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or via the -C-Fe-C- group.
• the secondary phosphine group and the P(O)HRi group may be bonded to a cyclic base skeleton either directly or via a bivalent Ci-C 4 -carbon group.
• Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl for example methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or n-butyl
• CrC ⁇ -alkoxy for example methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy or n-butoxy
• benzyl benzyloxy, phenyl, phenyloxy, cyclopentyl, cyclopentyloxy, cyclohexyl, cyclohexyloxy, di(Ci-C 4 -alkyl)amino (for example dimethylamino and diethylamino), piperidinyl or morpholinyl and has 1 to 4 and preferably 1 or 2 carbon atoms.
• the alkylene group is preferably methylene or ethylene or corresponds to the formula -CHR 8 - in which R 8 is CrC 4 -alkyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl.
• the substitution of the bivalent Ci-C 4 -alkylene group may lead to further asymmetric carbon atoms, such that the compounds of the formula (I) then have at least one further chiral centre.
• the Ci-C 4 -alkylene group is preferably methylene, ethylene or C2-C6-alkylidene. Examples of alkylidene are ethylidene, 1 ,1-propylidene and 1 ,1-butylidene.
• the secondary phosphine group and the * P(O)HRi group are bonded to the base skeleton Q directly, via ethylene or a radical of the formula -CHR 8 in which R 8 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl.
• the secondary phosphine group and the P(O)HRi group are more preferably bonded directly to cyclic radicals.
• the bivalent, aromatic base skeleton Q does not contain an axial chiral centre or planar chiral centre. Substitutions on the aromatic base skeleton Q therefore must not lead to a bivalent base skeleton with an axial chiral centre or a planar chiral centre.
• the Q group may be unsubstituted or, for example, mono- to hexasubstituted, preferably mono- to tetrasubstituted and more preferably mono- to disubstituted by substituents R x such as halogen, or a hydrocarbon radical which is inert under reaction conditions and is bonded via a carbon atom, oxygen atom, sulphur atom, nitrogen atom or silicon atom, where hydrocarbon radicals in the substituents R x may themselves be substituted.
• substituents R x such as halogen, or a hydrocarbon radical which is inert under reaction conditions and is bonded via a carbon atom, oxygen atom, sulphur atom, nitrogen atom or silicon atom, where hydrocarbon radicals in the substituents R x may themselves be substituted.
• the Q group is a cyclic radical
• these radicals may also be provided with ring-forming substituents, for example C2-C 4 -alkylene, C2-C 4 - alkenylene, C 4 -C8-alkadienylene, Ci-C2-alkylenediamino or Ci-C2-alkylenedioxy.
• substituents in the Q group may be the same or different.
• the optionally substituted substituent R x may, for example, be CrCi2-alkyl, preferably d-Cs-alkyl and more preferably Ci-C 4 -alkyl. Examples are methyl, ethyl, n- or i-propyl, n-, i- or t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, undecyl and dodecyl.
• the optionally substituted substituent R x may, for example, be C 5 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, preferably Cs-C ⁇ -cycloalkyl. Examples are cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and cyclooctyl.
• the optionally substituted substituent R x may, for example, be Cs-Cs-cycloalkylalkyl, preferably Cs-C ⁇ -cycloalkylalkyl having, for example, 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl.
• Examples are cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl or -ethyl and cyclooctyl methyl.
• the optionally substituted substituent R x may, for example, be C 6 -Ci 8 -aryl and preferably C 6 -Ci 0 -aryl. Examples are phenyl or naphthyl.
• the optionally substituted substituent R x may, for example, be C 7 -Ci2-aralkyl, for example benzyl or 1 -phenyleth-2-yl.
• the optionally substituted substituent R x may, for example, be tri(Ci-C 4 -alkyl)Si or triphenylsilyl.
• Examples of trialkylsilyl are trimethyl-, thethyl-, th-n-propyl-, tri-n-butyl- and dimethyl-t-butylsilyl.
• the substituent R x may, for example, be halogen. Examples are F and Cl.
• the optionally substituted substituent R x may, for example, be an amino radical, an alkoxy radical or thio radical of the formulae -N(Ros)2, -ORos and -SR05, in which R 0 5 is CrCi 2 -alkyl, preferably Ci-Cs-alkyl and more preferably Ci-C 4 -alkyl; Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, preferably C 5 -C 6 -cycloalkyl; C 6 -Ci 8 -aryl and preferably C 6 -Ci 0 -aryl; or C 7 -Ci 2 -aralkyl. Examples of these hydrocarbon radicals have already been mentioned above for the substituents.
• the hydrocarbon radicals of the substituents R x may in turn be mono- or polysub- stituted, for example mono- to trisubstituted, preferably mono- or disubstituted, for example by halogen (F or Cl, particularly F), -NR001R002, Ci-C 4 -alkyl, CrC 4 -alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -alkylthio, C 5 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenoxy or benzyloxy, where R001 and R002 are each independently Ci-C 4 -alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, benzyl, or R001 and R002 together are tetramethylene, pentamethylene or 3-oxapentane-1 ,5- diyl.
• the hydrocarbon radicals of the substituents R x are preferably unsubstituted.
• Q is preferably unsubstituted or substituted by CF 3 , F, Cl, CrC 4 -alkyl, Ci-C 4 -alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -alkylthio, (Ci-C 4 -alkyl) 2 N or (Ci-C 4 -alkyl) 3 Si.
• a bivalent, aromatic base skeleton may be a 1 ,2-arene or 1 ,2-heteroarene.
• Protecting groups are, for example, acyl, for example Ci-C 8 -acyl or Ci-C 8 -haloacyl derived from carbonic acids or sulphonic acids, or N.N-di-Ci-C ⁇ alkylaminocarbonyl, for example dimethylaminocarbonyl.
• acyl for example Ci-C 8 -acyl or Ci-C 8 -haloacyl derived from carbonic acids or sulphonic acids, or N.N-di-Ci-C ⁇ alkylaminocarbonyl, for example dimethylaminocarbonyl.
• acyl for example Ci-C 8 -acyl or Ci-C 8 -haloacyl derived from carbonic acids or sulphonic acids, or N.N-di-Ci-C ⁇ alkylaminocarbonyl, for example dimethylaminocarbonyl.
• heteroarylene at least 2 ring carbon atoms are bonded to one another.
• Heteroarylene contains preferably
• the bivalent, aromatic base skeleton Q is C ⁇ -C ⁇ -arylene and more preferably C 6 -Ci 0 -arylene.
• arylene are 1 ,2-phenylene, 1 ,2-, 2,3- or 1 ,8-naphthylene, 1 ,2-, 2,3-, 4,5-, 5,6- or 9,10-phenanthrenylene, 1 ,2-, 2,3- anthracenylene, 1 ,2-, 2,3-naphthacenylene, 1 ,2- or 2,3-fluorenylene and 1 ,2- or 3,4- perylenylene.
• Particularly preferred arylene radicals are naphthylene and phenylene.
• heteroarylene examples include 1 ,2- or 2,3- furanylene, 1 ,2- or 2,3-thiophenylene, 1 ,2- or 2,3-pyrrolylene, 4,5-thiazolylene, 4,5- isoxazolylene, 3,4- or 4,5-pyrazolylene, 4,5-imidazolylene, 2,3- or 5,6-benzo- furanylene, 2,3- or 5,6-benzthiophenylene, 2,3- or 5,6-indolylene, 2,3- or 3,4- pyridinylene, 4,5- or 5,5-pyhmidinylene, 3,4-pyridazinylene, 2,3-pyrazinylene, 2,3- or 5,6-quinolinylene, 3,4-isoquinolinylene and 2,3-quinoxalinylene.
• Preferred hetero- arylenes are furanylene, thiophenylene, benzofuranylene and benzthiophenylene.
• a bivalent, aromatic base skeleton may be a 2,2'-biphenylene. These biphenylenes are aryl, heteroaryl or aryl and heteroaryl bonded in the 1 ,1 '-positions, optionally via a bridging group Xi. Aryl and heteroaryl may also be fused ring systems.
• Protecting groups are, for example, acyl, for example Ci-C 8 -acyl or CrC 8 - haloacyl derived from carboxylic acids or sulphonic acids, or N,N-di-Ci-C 4 -alkyl- aminocarbonyl, for example dimethylaminocarbonyl.
• the heteroaryl is preferably monocyclic, contains preferably 5 or 6 ring atoms and preferably 1 to 3, more preferably 1 or 2 heteroatoms in the ring. Examples of preferred heteroaryl are thiophenyl, furanyl, N-methylpyrrolinyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl and indolyl.
• the bridging group Xi may be selected from -O-, -S-, -NR07-, Ci-C 2 -alkylene, C 2 -Ci 8 - alkylidene, C 3 -C6-cycloalkyl-1 ,2-ene or C 3 -C6-cycloalkylidene, -CH(O-Ci-C 4 -alkyl)- and -Si(Ro7)2-, where R07 is Ci-Ci 2 -alkyl, C 5 - or C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 5 - or C 6 -cycloalkyl- methyl or -ethyl, phenyl, benzyl or 1 -phenyleth-2-yl.
• the 2,2'-biphenylene is phenyl or naphthdiyl bonded directly or via a bridging group Xi, where Xi is -CH 2 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -, C 2 -C 8 -alkylidene, cyclopentylidene, cyclohexylidene, -O-, -S-, -NR07- or -Si(Ro7) 2 -, and R07 is CrC 4 - alkyl, and where the two phenyls in the two other ortho positions may be bonded to methylene, ethylene, C 2 -C 8 -alkylidene, -O- or -(CrC 4 -alkyl)N-, to form a tricyclic system.
• Xi is -CH 2 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -, C 2 -C 8 -alkylidene, cyclopentylidene,
• a bivalent, aromatic base skeleton may be a 1 ,1 '-ferrocenylene of the formula
• a bivalent base skeleton may be a 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-C 3 -Ci 2 -, preferably C 4 to Cio-cyclo- alkylene. They may be mono- or polycyclic radicals (fused ring systems having, for example, 2 to 4 rings).
• Some examples are 1 ,2-cyclopropylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclo- butylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclopentylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclohexylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclo- heptylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclooctylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclononylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclo- decylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-cyclododecylene, [2,2,1]-bicycloheptane-1 ,2-diyl, [2,2,2]- bicyclooctane-2,3-diyl and tetralin-3,4-diyl.
• a bivalent base skeleton may be a 1 ,2- or -1 ,3-C 2 -Cn-, preferably C 3 -C 9 -heterocyclo- alkylene, in which at least 2 linked carbon atoms are present in the ring.
• Some examples are pyrrolidine-2,3- or -3,4-diyl, tetrahydrofuran-2,3- or -3,4-diyl, tetrahydrothiophene-2,3- or -3,4-diyl, piperidine-2,3- or -3,4-diyl and tetra- hydropyran-2,3- or -3,4-diyl.
• a bivalent base skeleton may be an unsubstituted or Ci-C 4 -alkyl-substituted CrC 4 - alkylene. Preference is given to unsubstituted methylene and ethylene. Some examples are methylene, ethylene, 1 ,2- or 1 ,3-propylene, 1 ,2-, 1 ,3- or 1 ,4-butylene, ethylidene, 1 ,1 - or 2,2-propylidene, and 1 ,1 - or 2,2-butylidene.
• the hydrocarbon radical or heterohydrocarbon radical may be selected from the group of linear or branched Ci-Ci8-alkyl; unsubstituted or Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl- or d-C ⁇ -alkoxy-substituted C 5 -Ci2-cycloalkyl or C 5 -Ci2-cycloalkyl-CH 2 -; phenyl, naphthyl, furyl or benzyl; or halogen-, Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl-, thfluoromethyl-, d-C ⁇ -alkoxy-, thfluoromethoxy-, (CeHs) 3 Si-, (Ci-Ci 2 -alkyl) 3 Si-, or secondary amino-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, furyl or benzyl.
• Examples of phosphorus substituents as alkyl which preferably contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, and the isomers of pentyl and hexyl.
• Examples of phosphorus substituents as optionally alkyl-substituted cycloalkyl are cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, methyl- and ethylcyclohexyl, and dimethylcyclo- hexyl.
• Examples of phosphorus substituents as alkyl- and alkoxy-substituted phenyl and benzyl are methylphenyl, dimethylphenyl, trimethylphenyl, ethylphenyl, methyl- benzyl, methoxyphenyl, dimethoxyphenyl, trimethoxyphenyl, thfluoromethylphenyl, bis(thfluoromethyl)phenyl, tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, trifluoromethoxyphenyl, bis(tri- fluoromethoxy)phenyl, fluoro- and chlorophenyl and 3,5-dimethyl-4-methoxyphenyl.
• Preferred secondary phosphine groups are those which contain radicals selected from the group of CrC ⁇ -alkyl, unsubstituted or mono- to tri-Ci-C 4 -alkyl- or -CrC 4 - alkoxy-substituted cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl or adamantyl, benzyl and particularly phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 CrC 4 -alkyl, CrC 4 - alkoxy, CrC 4 -fluoroalkyl or CrC 4 -fluoroalkoxy, F and Cl.
• the secondary phosphine group corresponds preferably to the formula -PR2R3 in which R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrocarbon radical or an O-atom(s) containing heterohydrocarbon radical which has 1 to 18 carbon atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted by CrC ⁇ -alkyl, thfluoromethyl, d-Cs-alkoxy, thfluoromethoxy, (CrC 4 -alkyl) 2 amino, (CeHs) 3 Si, (CrCi2-alkyl) 3 Si, halogen.
• R 2 and R 3 are radicals selected from the group of linear and branched d-C ⁇ -alkyl, unsubstituted or mono- to tri-CrC 4 -alkyl- or -Ci-C 4 -alkoxy-substituted cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, furyl, unsubstituted or mono- to tri- CrC 4 -alkyl- or -Ci-C 4 -alkoxy-substituted benzyl, and especially unsubstituted or mono- to tri-F-, -Cl-, -CrC 4 -alkyl-, -d-d-alkoxy-, -d-d-fluoroalkyl- or -CrC 4 - fluoroalkoxy-substituted phenyl.
• R 2 and R 3 are radicals selected from the group of CrC ⁇ -alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, furyl, and unsubstituted or mono- to tri-F-, -Cl-, -Ci-C 4 -alkyl-, -d-d-alkoxy- and/or -d-d-fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl.
• the phosphorus atom of the secondary phosphine group has a chiral centre.
• the secondary phosphine group may be cyclic secondary phosphino, for example those of the formulae
• Ci-C 8 -alkyl which are unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted by Ci-C 8 -alkyl, C 4 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, d-Ce-alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -alkoxy-Ci-C 4 -alkyl, phenyl, Ci-C 4 -alkyl- or Ci-C 4 -alkoxyphenyl, benzyl, Ci-C 4 -alkyl- or Ci-C 4 -alkoxybenzyl, benzyloxy, Ci-C 4 -alkyl- or Ci-C 4 -alkoxy- benzyloxy, or Ci-C 4 -alkylidenedioxy.
• the substituents may be bonded in one or both ⁇ positions to the phosphorus atom, in order to introduce chiral carbon atoms.
• the substituents in one or both ⁇ positions are preferably Ci-C 4 -alkyl or benzyl, for example methyl, ethyl, n- or i-propyl, benzyl or -CH 2 -O-Ci-C 4 -alkyl or -CH 2 -O-C 6 -Ci 0 -aryl.
• Substituents in the ⁇ , ⁇ positions may, for example, be Ci-C 4 -alkyl, CrC 4 -alkoxy, benzyloxy, or -0-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH(Ci-C 4 -alkyl)-O-, and -O-C(Ci-C 4 -alkyl) 2 -O-.
• a few examples are methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, -O-CH(methyl)-O-, and -O-C(methyl) 2 -O-
• cyclic phosphine radicals may be C-chiral, P-chiral or C- and P-chiral.
• An aliphatic 5- or 6-membered ring or benzene may be fused to two adjacent carbon atoms in the radicals of the above formulae.
• the cyclic secondary phosphino may, for example, correspond to the formulae (only one of the possible enantiomers specified)
• R' and R" radicals are each Ci-C 4 -alkyl, for example methyl, ethyl, n- or i-propyl, benzyl, or -CH 2 -O-Ci-C 4 -alkyl or -CH 2 -O-C 6 -Cio-aryl, and R' and R" are identical or different from one another.
• secondary phosphine is preferably a noncyclic secondary phosphine selected from the group of -P(Ci-C 6 -alkyl) 2 , -P(C 5 -C8-cycloalkyl) 2 , -P(C 7 -C 8 -bicycloalkyl) 2j -P(o-furyl) 2> -P(C 6 Hs) 2 , -P[2-(Ci-C 6 -alkyl)C 6 H 4 ] 2j -P[3-(d-C 6 - alkyl)C 6 H 4 ] 2 , -P[4-(Ci-C 6 -alkyl)C 6 H 4 ] 2j -P[2-(Ci-C 6 -alkoxy)C 6 H 4 ] 2j -P[3-(Ci-C 6 - alkoxy)C 6 H 4 ] 2 , -P[4-(Ci-Ci-alkyl)
• Ci-C 4 -alkyl which are unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted by Ci-C 4 -alkyl, Ci-C 4 -alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -alkoxy-Ci-C 2 -alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, benzyloxy or Ci-C 4 -alkylidenedioxy.
• Some specific examples are -P(CH 3 ) 2 , -P(i-C3H 7 ) 2 , -P(n-C 4 H 9 ) 2 , -P(i-C 4 H 9 ) 2 , -P(t-C 4 H 9 )2, -P(C 5 H 9 ), -P(C 6 Hn) 2 , -P(norbornyl) 2 , -P(o-furyl) 2> -P(C 6 H 5 ) 2 , P[2-(methyl)C 6 H 4 ] 2j P[3-(methyl)C 6 H 4 ] 2 , -P[4-(methyl)C 6 H 4 ] 2 , -P[2-(methoxy)C 6 H 4 ] 2 , -P[3-(methoxy)C 6 H 4 ] 2 , -P[4-(methoxy)C 6 H 4 ] 2 , -P[3-(trifluoromethyl)C
• R' is methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, methoxymethyl, ethoxy- methyl or benzyloxymethyl
• R" is independently as defined for R', and is different from R'.
• Ri is a hydrocarbon radical or a heterohydrocarbon radical
• these radicals independently have the same definitions and preferences as the above-defined substituents in the secondary phosphine group or R 2 in the -PR2R3 group for noncyclic phosphine.
• Ri may, for example, be a hydrocarbon radical or heteroatom radical selected from the group of linear or branched Ci-Ci8-alkyl; unsubstituted or C1-C3- alkyl- or Ci-Cs-alkoxy-substituted C 5 -Ci2-cycloalkyl or C 5 -Ci2-cycloalkyl-CH 2 -; phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, furyl or benzyl; or halogen-, d-C ⁇ -alkyl-, thfluoromethyl-, C 1 -C 3 - alkoxy-, thfluoromethoxy-, (CeHs) 3 Si-, (Ci-Ci2-alkyl) 3 Si-, or secondary amino-sub- stituted phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, furyl or benzyl, or Ri is an unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted ferrocenyl
• Ri may preferably be Ci-C 8 -alkyl and more preferably C 3 -C 8 -alkyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 Ci-C 4 -alkyl or Ci-C 4 -alkoxy, benzyl and phenyl which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 CrC 4 -alkyl, Ci-C 4 -alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkyl or Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkoxy, F and Cl.
• C 3 -Cs-alkyl groups preference is given to those which are ⁇ -branched.
• Ri may also be polycyclic radicals having 2 to 4 rings, for example [2,2,1]- bicycloheptanyl or adamantyl.
• Ri is an unsubstituted ferrocenyl radical.
• Ri is a ferrocenyl radical and Q is 1 ,2-arene, 1 ,2-heteroarene or a 2,2'-bi- phenylene
• Ri as ferrocenyl may be unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted. This radical is preferably substituted on the same cyclopentadiene ring in the ortho position to the bonded P * by an R y group.
• This R y group may be vinyl, methyl, ethyl, or an ortho-directing, C-bonded chiral group which directs metals of metallating reagents into the ortho position, or a -CH 2 -NR 4 R 5 group in which R 4 and R 5 are each independently Ci-C 8 -alkyl, C 5 -C 8 -Cycloalkyl, C 6 -Ci 0 -aryl, C 7 -Ci 2 -aralkyl, C 7 -Ci 2 -alkaryl, or C8-Ci 2 -alkaralkyl, or R 4 and R 5 together are tetramethylene, pentamethylene or 3-oxapentane-1 ,5-diyl.
• R 4 and R 5 are preferably identical radicals.
• R 4 and R 5 are preferably CrC 4 -alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, methylphenyl, methylbenzyl or benzyl, or R 4 and R 5 together are preferably tetramethylene or 3-oxapentane-1 ,5-diyl. More preferably, R 4 and R 5 are each methyl or ethyl.
• the ortho-directing R y group may correspond to a chiral group, for example of the formula -HC * R ⁇ R7 ( * indicates the asymmetric atom) in which R 6 is Ci-Cs-alkyl, C 5 -Cs- cycloalkyl (cyclohexyl), C 6 -Ci 0 -aryl (phenyl), C 7 -Ci 2 -aralkyl (benzyl) or C 7 -Ci 2 - alkaralkyl (methylbenzyl), R 7 is -OR 8 or -NR 4 R 5 , Rs is Ci-C 8 -alkyl, C 5 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, and R 4 and R 5 are the same or different and are each d-C ⁇ -alkyl, C 5 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, or R 4 and R 5 together with the nitrogen atom form a five- to eight-membere
• R 6 is preferably CrC 4 -alkyl, for example methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and phenyl.
• R 8 is preferably CrC 4 -alkyl, for example methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and n- or i-butyl.
• R 4 and R 5 are preferably identical radicals and are preferably each Ci-C 4 -alkyl, for example methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl and n- or i-butyl, and together are tetramethylene, pentamethylene or 3-oxa-1 ,5-pentylene.
• Particularly preferred groups of the formula -HCR6R7 are 1 -methoxyeth-1 -yl, 1 -dimethylaminoeth-1 -yl and 1 -(dimethylamino)-1-phenylmethyl.
• a preferred subgroup of inventive compounds of the formula (I) is that of those in which Q when defined as arene or heteroarene is an unsubstituted radical, or one substituted as detailed above, of the formulae
• secondary phosphine is the -PR2R3 group in which R 2 and R3 are each independently a hydrocarbon radical or an O-atom(s) containing heterohydrocarbon radical which has 1 to 18 carbon atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted by Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl, trifluoro- methyl, d-C ⁇ -alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, (Ci-C 4 -alkyl) 2 amino, (CeHs) 3 Si, (C1-C12- alkyl) 3 Si, halogen; and the -PR 2 R 3 group is bonded to the skeleton directly or via -CH 2 -, -(CH 2 )- or C 2 -C 6 -alkylidene; and
• Ri is d-Cs-alkyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 Ci-C 4 -alkyl or Ci-C 4 -alkoxy, or benzyl, phenyl, naphtyl or anthryl which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 CrC 4 -alkyl, Ci-C 4 -alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkyl or Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkoxy, F or Cl, or Ri is ferrocenyl which is unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted, preferably on the same cyclopentadiene ring in the ortho position to the bonded P * by an ortho-directing R y group.
• Q is more preferably radicals of the formulae
• Another preferred subgroup of inventive compounds of the formula (I) is that of those in which Q when defined as 2,2'-biphenylene is unsubstituted radical, or one substituted as detailed above, of the formula
• X 2 is a bond, -CH 2 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -, C 2 -C 8 -alkylidene, cyclopentylidene, cyclohexylidene,
• Ro7 is Ci-C 4 -alkyl
• Rg and R10 are each a hydrogen atom, or R 9 and R10 together are a bond or are
• secondary phosphine is the -PR 2 R 3 group in which R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrocarbon radical or an O-atom(s) containing heterohydrocarbon radical which has 1 to 18 carbon atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted by Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl, trifluoro- methyl, Ci-C 6 -alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, (Ci-C 4 -alkyl) 2 amino, (C 6 H 5 )3Si, (Ci-Ci 2 - alkyl) 3 Si, halogen and the -PR 2 R 3 group is linked to the skeleton directly or via -CH 2 -,
• Ri is d-Cs-alkyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl which are unsubstituted or substituted by
• Ci-C 4 -alkyl or Ci-C 4 -alkoxy or benzyl, phenyl, naphtyl or anthryl which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 CrC 4 -alkyl, Ci-C 4 -alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkyl or
• Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkoxy, F or Cl, or Ri is ferrocenyl which is unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted, preferably on the same cyclopentadiene ring in the ortho position to the bonded P * by an ortho-directing R y group.
• a further preferred subgroup of inventive compounds of the formula (I) is that of those in which Q is unsubstituted 1 ,1 '-ferrocenylene of the formula
• secondary phosphine is the -PR 2 R 3 group in which R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrocarbon radical or an O-atom(s) containing heterohydrocarbon radical which has 1 to 18 carbon atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted by Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl, trifluoro- methyl, d-C ⁇ -alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, (Ci-C 4 -alkyl) 2 amino, (CeHs) 3 Si, (Ci-Ci 2 - alkyl) 3 Si, halogen and the -PR 2 R 3 group is linked to the skeleton directly or via -CH 2 -, -(CH 2 )- or C 2 -C 6 -alkylidene; and Ri is d-Cs-alkyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 Ci-C 4 -alkyl or CrC 4 -alkoxy, or
• a further preferred subgroup of inventive compounds of the formula (I) is that of those in which Q is unsubstituted or Ci-C 4 -alkyl- or phenyl-substituted CrC 4 - alkylene; secondary phosphine is the -PR2R3 group in which R 2 and R3 are each independently a hydrocarbon radical or an O-atom(s) containing heterohydrocarbon radical which has 1 to 18 carbon atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted by Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl, trifluoro- methyl, Ci-Cs-alkoxy, thfluoromethoxy, (Ci-C 4 -alkyl) 2 amino, (CeHs) 3 Si, (C1-C12- alkyl) 3 Si, halogen; and
• Ri is d-Cs-alkyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl which are unsubstituted or substituted by
• Ci-C 4 -alkyl or Ci-C 4 -alkoxy or benzyl, phenyl, naphtyl or anthryl which are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 Ci-C 4 -alkyl, CrC 4 -alkoxy, Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkyl or
• Ci-C 4 -fluoroalkoxy, F or Cl, or Ri is ferrocenyl which is unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted, preferably on the same cyclopentadiene ring in the ortho position to the bonded P * by an ortho-directing R y group.
• the reactions proceed with high yields and reaction products from the intermediate stages and the final stage can - if required - be purified by simple means, for example recrystallization and chromatographic purifications with achiral columns, for example on silica gels as the solid phase. In the recrystallization, it may be appropriate to convert the compounds of the formula (I) to phosphonium salts, for example with Cl “ , -Br " , I “ , CIO 4 " , CF 3 SO 3 " ,
• Enantiomers of intermediates and end products can also be obtained by chromatography on chiral columns or recrystallization, if appropriate from salts of achiral or chiral acids, for example phenyllactic acid or ⁇ -amino acids (see for example J. Drabowicz et al. in Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 10 (1999) 2757-63).
• the invention further provides a process for preparing compounds of the formula I, characterized in that a compound of the formula Il secondary phosphine-Q-Hal (II) in which secondary phosphine and Q are each as defined above and Hal is Cl, Br or I or an active hydrogen atom is reacted with a metallating reagent and then with a halophosphine of the formula in which
• Hah is Cl, Br or I
• compounds of the formula (IV) can be reacted with a chiral, optically pure or enriched primary amine, secondary amine or alcohol, of the formula H-X * ,
• H is hydrogen and X * is an optically enriched or optically pure chiral group of the formula G-C*R'R"R'", wherein
• C * is an asymmetric carbon atom
• G is O, HN or (FT)N
• R"" is d-Cs-alkyl, Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, in particular cyclohexyl, Cs-Cio-aryl, in particular phenyl, C 7 -Ci 2 -aralkyl, in particular benzyl, or C 7 -Ci 2 -alkaralkyl, in particular methylaralkyl, e.g. methyl benzyl,
• R', R", R'" are different and independently are a hydrogen radical, a hydrocarbon radical or a heterohydrocarbon radical, to give diastereomerically enriched compounds of the formula (IV * ) secondary phosphine-Q-PX * Ri (IV * ).
• the hydrocarbon radical or heterohydrocarbon radical may be selected from the group of linear or branched Ci-Ci 8 -alkyl; unsubstituted or Ci-C 6 -alkyl- or Ci-C 6 -alkoxy-substituted C 5 -Ci2-cycloalkyl or C 5 -Ci2-cycloalkyl-CH 2 -; phenyl, naphthyl, furyl or benzyl; or halogen-, Ci-C 6 -alkyl-, thfluoromethyl-, Ci-C 6 -alkoxy-, thfluoromethoxy-, (C 6 H 5 )3Si-, (Ci-Ci 2 -alkyl) 3 Si-, or secondary amino-substituted phenyl, naphthyl, furyl or benzyl.
• Two radicals R' and R" can form a 4 to 12 membered monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon ring which has a stereogenic carbon atom at least in the ⁇ position to the G/C bond.
• Two radicals R' and R"" can form a 4 to 12 membered monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon ring.
• Preferred X * are the following groups:
• Y HO, H2N, alkyl(H)N, Aralkyl(H)N, aryl(H)N ⁇ -methylbenzylamine 1 -(1 -naphthyl)ethylamine
• Y HO, H2N, alkyl(H)N, Aralkyl(H)N, aryl(H)N
• the compounds of the formula (IV * ) can be further diastereomehcally enriched by known methods such as chromatography or recrystallization.
• the compounds of the formula (IV * ) are then hydrolyzed or treated with a neat acid, e.g. pure formic acid, to give optically enriched compounds of the formula (I).
• a neat acid e.g. pure formic acid
• Optically pure compounds of formula (I) can be obtained by repeated recrystallization.
• the invention also concerns the new compounds of the formula (IV * ) secondary phosphine-Q-PX * Ri (IV * ), where X * is an optically enriched or optically pure chiral group of the formula G-
• C * is an asymmetric carbon atom
• G is O, HN or (FT)N
• R"" is d-Cs-alkyl, Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, in particular cyclohexyl, C ⁇ -Cio-aryl, in particular phenyl, C 7 -Ci 2 -aralkyl, in particular benzyl, or C 7 -Ci 2 -alkaralkyl, in particular methyl- aralkyl, e.g. methyl benzyl,
• R', R", R'" are different and independently are a hydrogen radical, a hydrocarbon radical or a heterohydrocarbon radical
• the inventive compounds of the formula (I) are ligands for metal complexes selected from the group of the transition metals, which are outstanding catalysts or catalyst precursors for asymmetric syntheses, for example the asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral, unsaturated, organic compounds.
• asymmetric syntheses for example the asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral, unsaturated, organic compounds.
• prochiral, unsaturated, organic compounds are used, a very high excess of optical isomers can be induced in the synthesis of organic compounds and a high chemical conversion can be achieved within short reaction times. The achievable enantioselectivities and catalyst activities are excellent.
• such ligands can also be used in other asymmetric addition or cyclization reactions.
• the invention further provides metal complexes of transition metals of the transition groups of the Periodic Table of the Elements with a compound of the formula (I) or of the formula A as ligands, where the molar ratio of ligand to metal is about 1.3 : 1 to 0.9 : 1 and preferably 1.1 : 1 to 0.9 : 1. More preferably, the equivalents ratio is about 1 : 1.
• transition metals particular preference is given to metals selected from the group of Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Au, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir. Very particularly preferred metals are Cu, Pd, Ru, Rh, Ir and Pt.
• organic syntheses are, as well as asymmetric hydrogenations von prochiral, unsaturated, organic compounds, amine couplings, enantioselective ring openings and hydrosilylations.
• Particularly preferred metals are ruthenium, rhodium and iridium.
• the metal complexes may contain further ligands and/or anions. They may also be cationic metal complexes. Such analogous metal complexes and their preparation have been described many times in the literature.
• the metal complexes may, for example, correspond to the general formulae (V) and (Vl)
• L represents identical or different monodentate, anionic or nonionic ligands, or two L represent identical or different bidentate, anionic or nonionic ligands; n is 2, 3 or 4 when L is a monodentate ligand, or n is 1 or 2 when L is a bidentate ligand; z is 1 , 2 or 3;
• Me is a metal selected from the group of Rh, Ir and Ru; where the metal has the oxidation states of 0, 1 , 2, 3 or 4;
• E is the anion of an oxygen acid or complex acid; and the anionic ligands balance the charge of the 1 , 2, 3 or 4 oxidation states of the metal.
• Monodentate nonionic ligands may, for example, be selected from the group of the olefins (for example ethylene, propylene), allyls (allyl, 2-methallyl), solvating solvents (nitriles, linear or cyclic ethers, optionally N-alkylated amides and lactams, amines, phosphines, alcohols, carboxylic esters, sulphonic esters), nitrogen monoxide and carbon monoxide.
• the olefins for example ethylene, propylene
• allyls allyl, 2-methallyl
• solvating solvents nitriles, linear or cyclic ethers, optionally N-alkylated amides and lactams, amines, phosphines, alcohols, carboxylic esters, sulphonic esters
• nitrogen monoxide and carbon monoxide for example, be selected from the group of the olefins (for example
• Monodentate anionic ligands may, for example, be selected from the group of halide (F, Cl, Br, I), pseudohalide (cyanide, cyanate, isocyanate) and anions of carboxylic acids, sulphonic acids and phosphonic acids (carbonate, formate, acetate, propionate, methylsulphonate, thfluoromethylsulphonate, phenylsulphonate, tosylate).
• halide F, Cl, Br, I
• pseudohalide cyanide, cyanate, isocyanate
• carboxylic acids sulphonic acids and phosphonic acids
• Bidentate nonionic ligands may, for example, be selected from the group of the linear and cyclic diolefins (for example hexadiene, cyclooctadiene, norbornadiene), dinithles (malonitrile), optionally N-alkylated carboxamides, diamines, diphosphines, diols, acetonylacetonates, dicarboxylic diesters and disulphonic diesters.
• the linear and cyclic diolefins for example hexadiene, cyclooctadiene, norbornadiene
• dinithles malonitrile
• optionally N-alkylated carboxamides for example hexadiene, cyclooctadiene, norbornadiene
• N-alkylated carboxamides for example hexadiene, cyclooctadiene, norbornadiene
• Bidentate anionic ligands may, for example, be selected from the group of the anions of dicarboxylic acids, disulphonic acids and diphosphonic acids (for example from oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, methylenedisulphonic acid and methylenediphosphonic acid).
• Preferred metal complexes are also those in which E " represents anions of oxygen acids selected from the group Of CIO 4 " , CF3SO3 “ , CH3SO3 “ , HSO 4 " , and anions of complex acids selected from the group of tetraarylborates, for example B(phenyl) 4 “ , B[bis(3,5-trifluoromethyl)phenyl] 4 " , B[bis(3,5-dimethyl)phenyl] 4 " , B(C 6 F 5 ) 4 " and B(4-methylphenyl) 4 ⁇ , and BF 4 " , PF 6 “ , SbCI 6 " , AsF 6 “ or SbF 6 " .
• Other suitable anions E " are -Cl “ , -Br “ , -I “ , (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 N “ and (CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 C “ .
• Ai is a compound of the formula (I) or the formula (A);
• Me 2 is rhodium or iridium
• Y represents two olefins or one diene
• Z is Cl, Br or I
• Er is the anion of an oxygen acid or complex acid.
• Y When Y is defined as olefin, it may be C 2 -Ci 2 -, preferably C 2 -C 6 - and more preferably C 2 -C 4 -olefins. Examples are propene, but-1-ene and particularly ethylene.
• the diene may contain 5 to 12 and preferably 5 to 8 carbon atoms, and the dienes may be open-chain, cyclic or polycyclic dienes.
• the two olefin groups of the diene are preferably connected by one or two CH 2 groups.
• Examples are 1 ,3-pentadiene, cyclopentadiene, 1 ,5-hexadiene, 1 ,4-cyclohexadiene, 1 ,4- or 1 ,5-heptadiene, 1 ,4- or 1 ,5-cycloheptadiene, 1 ,4- or 1 ,5-octadiene, 1 ,4- or 1 ,5-cyclooctadiene and norbornadiene.
• Y preferably represents two ethylene or 1 ,5-hexadiene, 1 ,5- cyclooctadiene or norbornadiene.
• Z is preferably Cl or Br.
• Er are BF 4 " , CIO 4 “ , CF 3 SO 3 “ , CH 3 SO 3 “ , HSO 4 " , B(phenyl) 4 “ , B[bis(3,5-trifluoromethyl)phenyl] 4 “ , PF 6 “ , SbCI 6 “ , AsF 6 “ or SbF 6 “ .
• inventive metal complexes are prepared by methods known in the literature (see also US-A-5,371 ,256, US-A-5,446,844, US-A-5,583,241 , and E. Jacobsen, A. Pfaltz, H. Yamamoto (Eds.), Comprehensive Asymmetric Catalysis I to III, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999, and literature cited therein).
• inventive metal complexes are homogeneous catalysts or catalyst precursors activable under the reaction conditions, which can be used for asymmetric addition reactions onto prochiral, unsaturated, organic compounds; see E. Jacobsen, A. Pfaltz, H. Yamamoto (Eds.), Comprehensive Asymmetric Catalysis I to III, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999, and B. Cornils et al., in Applied Homogeneous Catalysis with Organometallic Compounds, Volume 1 , Second Edition, Wiley VCH-Verlag (2002).
• the metal complexes can, for example, be used for asymmetric hydrogenation (addition of hydrogen) of prochiral compounds with carbon/carbon or carbon/hetero- atom double bonds.
• Such hydrogenations with soluble homogeneous metal complexes are described, for example, in Pure and Appl. Chem., Vol. 68, No. 1 , pp. 131 -138 (1996).
• the invention further provides for the use of the inventive metal complexes as homogeneous catalysts for preparing chiral organic compounds by asymmetric addition of hydrogen onto a carbon- or carbon-heteroatom double bond in prochiral organic compounds.
• a further aspect of the invention is a process for preparing chiral organic compounds by asymmetric addition of hydrogen onto a carbon or carbon-heteroatom double bond in prochiral organic compounds in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the addition is carried out in the presence of catalytic amounts of at least one metal complex of the invention.
• the prochiral unsaturated compounds may be alkenes, cycloalkenes, heterocycloalkenes, and open-chain or cyclic ketones, ⁇ , ⁇ -di ketones, ⁇ - or ⁇ -ketocarboxylic acids, and the ⁇ , ⁇ -keto acetals or ketals thereof, esters and amides, ketimines, ketoximes and kethydrazones.
• Alkenes, cycloalkenes, heterocycloalkenes also include enamides.
• the process according to the invention can be carried out at low or elevated temperatures, for example temperatures of -20 to 150 0 C, preferably of -10 to 100 0 C, and more preferably of 10 to 80°C.
• the optical yields are generally better at lower temperature than at higher temperatures.
• the process according to the invention can be carried out at standard pressure or elevated pressure.
• the pressure may, for example, be 10 5 to 2x10 7 Pa (pascals).
• Hydrogenations can be carried out at standard pressure or elevated pressure.
• Catalysts are preferably used in amounts of 0.00001 to 10 mol%, more preferably 0.00001 to 5 17101%, and especially preferably 0,00001 to 2 mol%, based on the compound to be hydrogenated.
• Suitable solvents are, for example, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons (pentane, hexane, petroleum ether, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, benzene, toluene, xylene), aliphatic halohydrocarbons (methylene chloride, chloroform, di- and tetrachloroethane), nithles (acetonitrile, propionitrile, benzonitrile), ethers (diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, t-butyl methyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, diethylene glycol mono
• the reactions can be carried out in the presence of cocatalysts, for example quaternary ammonium halides (tetrabutylammonium chloride, bromide or iodide) or protic acids, for example mineral acids such as HCI or strong organic acids such as trifluoroacetic acid, or mixtures of such halides and acids (see for example US-A- 5,371 ,256, US-A-5,446,844 and US-A-5,583,241 and EP-A-O 691 949).
• cocatalysts for example quaternary ammonium halides (tetrabutylammonium chloride, bromide or iodide) or protic acids, for example mineral acids such as HCI or strong organic acids such as trifluoroacetic acid, or mixtures of such halides and acids (see for example US-A- 5,371 ,256, US-A-5,446,844 and US-A-5,583,241 and EP-A
• bases for example tertiary amines or phosphines, alkali metal hydroxides, secondary amides, alkoxides, carbonates and hydrogencarbonates may be advantageous.
• the selection of a cocatalyst may be guided principally by the metal in the metal complex and the substrate.
• the use of iridium complexes in combination with tetra-Ci-C 4 -alkylammonium iodides and mineral acids, preferably HI has been found to be useful.
• the metal complexes used as catalysts can be added as separately prepared isolated compounds, or else be formed in situ before the reaction and then mixed with the substrate to be hydrogenated. It may be advantageous to additionally add ligands in the case of reaction using isolated metal complexes, or to use an excess of the ligands in the case of in situ preparation. The excess may, for example, be 1 to 6 and preferably 1 to 2 mol, based on the metal compound used for the preparation.
• the process according to the invention is generally carried out by initially charging the catalyst and then adding the substrate, optionally reaction assistants and the compound to be added on, and then starting the reaction. Gaseous compounds to be added on, for example hydrogen, are preferably injected.
• the process can be carried out in various reactor types, continuously or batchwise.
• the chiral organic compounds preparable in accordance with the invention are active substances or intermediates for preparing such substances, especially in the sector of production of aromas and odorants, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.
• the compound o-bromophenyldiphenylphosphine is commercially available.
• the compound o-bromophenyldicyclohexylphosphine is prepared as described by M. Murata et al., Tetrahedron, 60 (2004) 7397-7403.
• the synthesis of 3-diphenyl- phosphine-benzothiophene is described in M. Kesselgruber et al., WO 2006/111535 and the synthesis of o-bromophenyl-di-para-tolylphosphine in J. F. Hartwig et al., J. Amer. Chem. Soc, 129 (2007) 7734.
• Compound A2 is prepared analogously to compound A1. Instead of the bis(3,5- dimethylphenyl)chlorphosphine, the same molar amount of bis(3,5-dimethyl-4- methoxyphenyl)chlorophosphine is used.
• Compound A3 is prepared analogously to compound A1. Instead of the bis(3,5- dimethylphenyl)chlorophosphine, the same molar amount of bis(4-thfluoromethyl- phenyl)chlorophosphine is used. The crude product is recrystallized in ethanol. The desired product is obtained in the form of white crystals in a yield of 90%. 3 1 P NMR (C 6 D 6 , 121 MHz): ⁇ -4.8 (s); 1 H NMR (C 6 D 6 , 300 MHz), characteristic signals: ⁇ 7.25 - 6.4 (various m, 12 H).
• Compound B3 is prepared analogously to compound B1 proceeding from compound A3.
• the racemic ligand B3 is obtained as a white solid in a yield of 61 %.
• Compound B4 is prepared analogously to compound B1 proceeding from o-bromo- phenyldicyclohexylphosphine.
• the racemic ligand B4 is obtained as a white solid in a yield of 55%.
• the two enantiomers of B4 can be separated with the aid of semipreparative HPLC with a chiral column.
• reaction mixture is then transferred with the aid of a cannula using elevated argon pressure into a reaction vessel in which a solution of 1.03 ml (7.6 mmol) of P,P-di- chlorophenylphosphine in 6 ml of TBME is being stirred at 0 0 C.
• the flask and the cannula are washed with a further 5 ml of THF. After 1.5 hours, the cooling is removed. 50 ml of water are then added.
• reaction mixture is stirred further overnight and then transferred with the aid of a cannula using elevated argon pressure into a reaction vessel in which a solution of 0.48 g (3.05 mmol) of tert-butyldichlorophosphine in 2 ml of diethyl ether is being stirred. After 40 minutes, 20 ml of water, 2 ml of 2N NaOH and 10 ml of THF are added and the mixture is stirred vigorously over 5 hours. Subsequently, 10 ml of saturated aqueous NaCI solution are added and the mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate.
• the organic phases are collected and dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent is distilled off under reduced pressure on a rotary evaporator.
• the racemic ligand B6 is obtained as a white solid in a yield of 34%.
• the two enantiomers of B6 can be separated with the aid of semipreparative HPLC with a chiral column (Chiracel OD, 2 * 25cm). Conditions: hexane / isopropanol 95:5, 6 ml / min, 40 0 C.
• the major epimer I7 is used without further purification.
• a solution of 2.8 g (5.7 mmol) of the aminophosphine I7 in 30 ml toluene is added to 18 ml formic acid which are stirred at a temperature between 0 and 5 0 C. Then, cooling is removed and, after stirring for 1 hour at room temperature, the volatile parts are distilled off at 45°C under reduced pressure. 15 ml heptane and 15 ml toluene are added to the resulting residue and the mixture is stirred for 15 minutes, whereby two phases form. The top phase is separated and the bottom phase is extracted again with the same solvent mixture.
• the major epimer I8 is used without further purification.
• a solution of 12.8 g (approx. 24 mmol) of the crude aminophosphine I8 in 50 ml toluene is added to 95 ml formic acid which are stirred at a temperature between 0 and 5 0 C. Then, cooling is removed and, after stirring for 1 hour at room temperature, the volatile parts are distilled off at 45°C under reduced pressure. The residue is stirred in toluene and water and the resulting suspension is filtered. Most of the filtrate is washed down with additional toluene. The organic phases are collected, dried over Na2SO 4 , and the solvents are distilled off under reduced pressure.
• Rh or Ir complexes are prepared by mixing 1 equivalent of ligand with 0.95 molar equivalent of [Rh(nbd) 2 ]BF 4 or [lr(cod) 2 ]BF 4 , in methanol or CD 3 OD. In general, the complex is formed within less than 10 minutes.
• the solutions are analysed directly by means of 31 P NMR.
• the complexes can be isolated by precipitation with, for example, heptane.
• Example C1 Complex C1 ([Rh(nbd) 2 ]BF 4 with ligand B2)
• Example C2 Complex C2 ([Rh(nbd) 2 ]BF 4 with ligand B4)
• Example C4 Complex C4 ([Ir(COd) 2 ]BF 4 with ligand B1 )
• the hydrogenations are carried out in glas vials (low hydrogen pressure) or in steel autoclaves (high hydrogen pressure). Agitation is effected either by a magnetic stirrer or by shaking the reactor.
• the catalysts are prepared 'in situ' by mixing 1 mol- equivalent of a metal of a metal precursor (see table 2) with 1.1 mol-equivalents of ligand in the solvent given in Table 2. The substrate is dissolved in the solvent given in see table 2 and added to the catalyst as a solution. Subsequently, the inert gas is exchanged for hydrogen and the hydrogenation is started by starting agitation. Table 1 : Substrates
• [S] means molar substrate concentration
• S/C means substrate/catalyst ratio
• t means hydrogenation time
• Lig. means ligand
• Rh a) [Rh(norbornadiene) 2 ]BF 4 ;
• Ru b) [Rul 2 (p-methylcumene)] 2 ;
• [lr c) [lr(cyclooctadiene)CI] 2 ;
• Conf. configuration.

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