Issue 11, 2015

Cellulose-supported chiral rhodium nanoparticles as sustainable heterogeneous catalysts for asymmetric carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions

Abstract

Cellulose-supported chiral Rh nanoparticle (NP) catalysts have been developed. The Rh NPs, which were well dispersed on cellulose, catalyzed the asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids to enones and enoates, one of the representative asymmetric carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions, in the presence of chiral diene ligands, providing the corresponding adducts in high yields with outstanding enantioselectivities without metal leaching. The solid-state NMR analysis of the chiral NP system directly suggested interactions between the Rh NPs and the chiral ligand on cellulose. This is the first example of using polysaccharide-supported chiral metal nanoparticles for asymmetric carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions.

Graphical abstract: Cellulose-supported chiral rhodium nanoparticles as sustainable heterogeneous catalysts for asymmetric carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions

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Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
12 Jul 2015
Accepted
11 Aug 2015
First published
12 Aug 2015
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 6224-6229

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Cellulose-supported chiral rhodium nanoparticles as sustainable heterogeneous catalysts for asymmetric carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions

T. Yasukawa, H. Miyamura and S. Kobayashi, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 6224 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC02510A

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