Access to α-Aminophosphonic Acid Derivatives and Phosphonopeptides by [Rh(P-OP)]-Catalyzed Stereoselective Hydrogenation

Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted Vinylphosphonates and Diarylvinylphosphine Oxides

Chiral α-substituted ethylphosphonate and ethylphosphine oxide compounds are widely used in drugs, pesticides, and ligands. However, their catalytic asymmetric synthesis is still rare. Of the only asymmetric hydrogenation methods available at present, all cases use rare metal catalysts. Herein, we report an efficient earth-abundant transition-metal nickel catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation affording the corresponding chiral ethylphosphine products with up to 99 % yield, 96 % ee (enantiomeric excess) (99 % ee, after recrystallization) and 1000 S/C (substrate/catalyst); this is also the first study on the asymmetric hydrogenation of terminal olefins using a nickel catalyst under a hydrogen atmosphere. The catalytic mechanism was investigated via deuterium-labelling experiments and calculations which indicate that the two added hydrogen atoms of the products come from hydrogen gas. Additionally, it is believed that the reaction involves a Ni^II rather than Ni⁰ cyclic process based on the weak attractive interactions between the Ni catalyst and terminal olefin substrate.

Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Boroprotonation of Phosphinylallenes

Synthesis of chiral phosphorus compounds from readily available substrates by a facile method is an attractive strategy. In this study, an efficient route for copper-catalyzed asymmetric boroprotonation of phosphinylallenes with bis(pinacolato)diboron with high regioselectivity was developed, affording chiral allylphosphine oxides in high yields with high enantioselectivities of up to 98% ee. The synthetic utility was further demonstrated by the facile transformation of the chiral allylphosphine oxides to several stereospecific products.

Сatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of C-Chiral Phosphonates

The current review is devoted to the achievements in the development of methods for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of phosphonates containing a chiral center in the side chain. C-chiral phosphonates are widely represented among natural compounds with various biological activities as insecticides, herbicides, antibiotics, and bioregulators. Synthetic representatives of this class have found practical application as biologically active compounds. The review summarizes methods of asymmetric metal complex catalysis and organocatalysis as applied to such reactions as phospha-aldol reaction, two-component and three-component phospha-Mannich reaction, phospha-Michael reaction, as well as hydrogenation of unsaturated phosphonates and phosphine oxides, ketophosphonates, and iminophosphonates. Methods for the asymmetric hydride reduction of C=X phosphonates (X=O, S, NR) are also discussed in detail. The review presents updated literature reports, as well as original research by the author.

In(OTf)3-catalyzed N-α phosphonylation of N,O-acetals with triethyl phosphite

A practical approach to α-aminophosphonates has been developed through an In(OTf)₃-catalyzed N-α phosphonylation of N,O-acetals with triethyl phosphite 7. Indoline and isoindoline N,O-acetals 6a-6j and 9a-9j and chain N,O-acetals 11a-11p were subjected to a Lewis acid catalyzed N-α phosphonylation process. As a result, the desired α-aminophosphonates 8a-8j, 10a-10j and 12a-12p were obtained in moderate to good yields.

A novel approach for obtaining α,β-diaminophosphonates bearing structurally diverse side chains and their interactions with transition metal ions studied by ITC

Aminophosphonates are an important group of building blocks in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Novel representatives of this class of compounds containing nontypical side chains are still needed. The aza-Michael-type addition of amines to phosphonodehydroalanine derivatives provides a simple and effective approach for synthesizing N′-substituted α,β-diaminoethylphosphonates and thus affords general access to aminophosphonates bearing structurally diverse side chains. Thermodynamic analysis of the chosen aminophosphonates at physiological pH proves that they serve as potent chelators for copper(ii) ions and moderate chelators for nickel(ii) ions.

A convenient and general reaction is presented for the preparation of diaminophosphonates further evaluated as chelators of metal ions.