| Literature DB >> 27709928 |
Lillian V A Hale1, Nathaniel K Szymczak1.
Abstract
We present the direct and stereoretentive deuteration of primary amines using Ru-bMepi (bMepi = 1,3-(6'-methyl-2'-pyridylimino)isoindolate) complexes and D2O. High deuterium incorporation occurs at the α-carbon (70-99%). For α-chiral amines, complete retention of stereochemistry is achieved when using an electron-deficient Ru catalyst. The retention of enantiomeric purity is attributed to a high binding affinity of an imine intermediate with ruthenium, as well as to a fast H/D exchange relative to ligand dissociation.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27709928 PMCID: PMC6578574 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b07879
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419