A new approch for catalyst optimization: Host/guest complexes of chiral bisphosphine bearing imidazolidinone and their application in Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation

Abstract

As a new strategy for the optimization of a chiral catalyst, the catalytic activity of the host-guest complexes of chiral bisphosphine bearing imidazolidinone was investigated in Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of enamide. Marginal enhancement in enantioselectivity was observed and the nature of interaction between host-guest was experimentally elucidated.