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Mechanistic Aspects of Dihydrogen Activation and Transfer During Asymmetric Hydrogenation in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

  • Susanne Lange
  • , Axel Brinkmann
  • , Peter Trautner
  • , Klaus Woelk
  • , Joachim Bargon
  • , Walter Leitner

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Abstract

A new 'CO 2 -philic' chiral rhodium diphosphinite complex was synthesized and applied as catalyst precursor in the asymmetric hydrogenation of dimethyl itaconate in scCO 2 , scC 2 H 6 and various liquid organic solvents. Deuterium labeling studies and parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP) NMR experiments were used to provide the first detailed mechanistic insight into the activation and transfer of the dihydrogen molecule during hydrogenation in scCO 2 . Chemical interactions between CO 2 and reactive intermediates of the catalytic pathway could be excluded as possible explanations for the experimentally verified difference in the catalytic behavior in scCO 2 and hexane.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalChirality
Volume12
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2000

Disciplines

  • Chemistry

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