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Application of iridium complexes in asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated carboxylic acids

US8692018B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2009
Grant dateApr 8, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07B2200/07
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a preparation method of carboxylic acids with optical activity, particularly, publishes that very useful chiral carboxylic acids can be obtained by the asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of tri-substituted α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids, with the complexes of the chiral phosphor nitrogen ligands and iridium used as the catalysts which show high activity and enantioselectivity (up to 99.8% ee), thus provides a more efficient method with higher enantioselectivity for asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of chiral carboxylic acid-like compounds, and has important application value to asymmetric hydrogenation of chiral carboxylic acids.

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