Enantioselective hydroformylation of 2-and 4-substituted styrenes with PtCl2[(R)-BINAP] + SnCl2 'in situ' catalyst

摘要

Two sets of styrenes possessing various substituents either in ortho or para position were hydroformylated in the presence of 'in situ' catalyst formed from PtCl2[(R)-BINAP] and tin(II) chloride. The reversal of the absolute configuration of the preferred enantiomers was observed using both sets of substrates by the variation of the reaction temperature in the range of 40-100 degrees C. In case of the 4-substituted styrenes, the reversal temperature of the enantioselectivity shows correlation with the Hammett substituent constants, i.e., with the electron donor or electron acceptor properties of the para-substituents. This phenomenon was explained by the reversible formation of the Pt-branched alkyl intermediates, leading to the corresponding (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of 2-arylpropanals.