stereoselective reduction of imines with trichlorosilane using solid-supported chiral picolinamides
;Sílvia D. Fernandes;Riccardo Porta;Pedro C. Barrulas;Alessandra Puglisi;Anthony J. Burke;Maurizio Benaglia
Journal of ethnopharmacology2016Vol. 21pp. 1182-
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fernandes2016moleculesstereoselective
Abstract
The stereoselective reduction of imines with trichlorosilane catalyzed by chiral Lewis bases is a well-established procedure for the synthesis of enantio-enriched amines. Five supported cinchona-based picolinamides have been prepared and their activity tested in a model reaction. The comparison of different supporting materials revealed that polystyrene gave better results than silica in terms of stereoselectivity. The applicability of the solid-supported catalyst of choice to the reduction of different imines was also demonstrated. Additionally, for the first time, a catalytic reactor containing a polymer-immobilized chiral picolinamide has been employed for the stereoselective reduction of imines with trichlorosilane under continuous flow conditions.