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Ruthenium complexes of phosphine-aminophosphine ligands

US6939981B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2004
Grant dateSep 6, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07B2200/09
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are ruthenium complexes of phosphine-aminophosphine ligands that may be used to catalyze large number of reactions of a wide variety of substrates such as asymmetric hydrogenations, asymmetric reductions, asymmetric hydroborations, asymmetric olefin isomerizations, asymmetric hydrosilations, asymmetric allylations, and asymmetric organometallic additions. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of the ruthenium complexes and processes for the enantioselective asymmetric hydrogenations of 1,3-dicarbonyl, α-hydroxycarbonyl, and β-hydroxycarbonyl compounds to produce the corresponding hydroxycarbonyl, 1,2-diol, and 1,3-diol compounds, respectively, using the ruthenium complexes to catalyze the hydrogenation.

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