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Jiang W, Peng Q, Sun H, Zhang Q, Huang C, Cao S, Wang X, Chen Z. Determining the enantioselectivity of asymmetric hydrogenation through parahydrogen-induced hyperpolarization. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:161101. [PMID: 34717365 DOI: 10.1063/5.0067959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Asymmetric hydrogenation plays an essential role for both academic research and industry to produce enantiomeric pure chiral molecules. Although nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is powerful in determining the yields of hydrogenation, it is still challenging to use NMR for chirality-related analysis. Herein, we applied parahydrogen-induced hyperpolarization (PHIP) NMR to determine the enantioselectivity of asymmetric hydrogenation and the absolute chirality of products. We hyperpolarized two types of unsaturated amino acid precursors, i.e., methyl-α-acetoamido cinnamate and (E)-ethyl 3-acetamidobut-2-enoate. Hydrogenation of prochiral substrates with parahydrogen gave temporary hyperpolarized diastereoisomers, which exhibit different PHIP patterns distinguishable in 1H NMR. After assigning the NMR peaks by density functional theory calculations, we simulated the PHIP patterns of all the possible temporary hyperpolarized diastereoisomers and unambiguously assigned the chirality of the products and the enantioselectivity of asymmetric hydrogenation. Our work demonstrates the application and potential of PHIP in revealing the mechanism of asymmetric hydrogenation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenlong Jiang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electronic Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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Cavallari E, Carrera C, Reineri F. ParaHydrogen Hyperpolarized Substrates for Molecular Imaging Studies. Isr J Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201700030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Eleonora Cavallari
- Dept. Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; Via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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- Dept. Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; Via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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- Dept. Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences; University of Torino; Via Nizza 52 Torino Italy
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