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Highly asymmetric heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of isophorone on proline modified base-supported palladium catalysts

  • University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Michigan Technological University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A highly effective asymmetric heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of isophorone (3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexenone) by proline-modified base-supported Pd catalysts is described. Effective combination of enhanced proline adsorption and secondary kinetic resolution resulted in very high enantioselectivities (ee up to 99%). Using (S)- and (R)-proline enantiomers as chiral auxiliaries, both enantiomers of the product were obtained with excellent optical yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)441-448
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Catalysis
Volume238
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 10 2006

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Keywords

  • Chiral hydrogenation
  • Isophorone
  • Pd catalysts
  • Proline
  • Secondary kinetic resolution
  • Support effect

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