Chiral (Diphosphonite)platinum Complexes in Asymmetric Hydroformylation (original) (raw)

2006, Helvetica Chimica Acta

The chiral diphosphonite ligand (11bR,11′bR)‐4,4′‐(9,9‐dimethyl‐9H‐xanthene‐4,5‐diyl)bis[dinaphtho[2,1‐d:1′,2′‐f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin] ((R,R)‐XantBino; (R)‐1), based on a rigid xanthene backbone, was applied in the Pt/Sn‐catalyzed hydroformylation of styrene (4a), 4‐methylstyrene (4b), vinyl acetate (4c), and allyl acetate (4d), by using a Pt/Sn ratio of 1 : 1. High ee of up to 80% were observed, along with good regioselectivities towards the desired branched aldehydes. For styrene, an interesting inversion in the stereoselection process was observed at elevated temperatures, and a mechanism is proposed considering the temperature dependence of the regioselectivity. The complex [PtCl2{(S,S)‐XantBino}] ((S)‐2) was characterized by X‐ray crystal‐structure analysis, revealing an unusual out‐of‐plane ligand coordination of the metal fragment. The complex [PtCl(SnCl3){(R,R)‐XantBino}] ((R)‐3) was characterized by means of 31P‐NMR spectroscopy.