Issue 121, 2015

Enantioselective Strecker reaction of aldimines using potassium cyanide catalyzed by a recyclable macrocyclic V(v) salen complex

Abstract

A chiral dimeric macrocyclic V(V) salen complex based on a chiral macrocyclic salen ligand derived from 1R, 2R-(−) diaminocyclohexane with trigol bisaldehyde was synthesized and evaluated as an efficient catalyst (5 mol%) for asymmetric addition of potassium cyanide and trimethylsilyl cyanide to various N-benzylimines at −20 °C. The dimeric chiral macrocyclic salen complex was found to be an efficient recyclable catalyst to give a high yield (91%) of α-aminonitrile and high chiral induction (ee up to 99%) in the case of 2-methoxy substituted N-benzylimines in 16 h. The catalytic system worked well with both organic and inorganic cyanide sources and the catalyst was recycled up to five cycles with retention of enantioselectivity. Based on NMR investigation and kinetics a probable mechanism was proposed for the catalytic enantioselective Strecker reaction.

Graphical abstract: Enantioselective Strecker reaction of aldimines using potassium cyanide catalyzed by a recyclable macrocyclic V(v) salen complex

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Sep 2015
Accepted
06 Nov 2015
First published
11 Nov 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 99951-99958

Author version available

Enantioselective Strecker reaction of aldimines using potassium cyanide catalyzed by a recyclable macrocyclic V(V) salen complex

S. Saravanan, N. H. Khan, A. Jakhar, A. Ansari, R. I. Kureshy, S. H. R. Abdi and G. Kumar, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 99951 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA18914D

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